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Two empires built on war.
Two heirs raised to survive it.
Petal Defense Systems manufactures the future of warfare - precision-guided weapons, combat drones, and classified military technology contracted by governments that don't ask questions. Publicly, the empire gleams under Wrenly Petal's effortless charm. Privately, it is secured by her brother, Hudson - the company's ruthless head of tactical security, known for ending threats before they reach the headlines.
Across the industry stands Flores Tactical Solutions, an elite private military firm hired when official forces cannot intervene. While Willow and Blair Flores negotiate contracts and manage global risk from the spotlight, their older brother Ace commands the field - leading extraction missions, protecting high-risk transports, and ensuring his operatives come home alive.
The Petals build the weapons.The Flores protect the warzones they enter. They are partners by necessity, rivals by design.
When a classified Petal prototype is ambushed during a Flores-led transport, accusations ignite instantly. A leak. A betrayal. A failure that could cost both empires billions - and lives. As tensions rise and contracts teeter on collapse, it becomes clear the attack was not random.
Someone is targeting both families.
Forced into a joint investigation, Ace and Hudson must work side by side - discipline against volatility, strategy against instinct. They move like opposing forces on a battlefield, each convinced the other is the greater threat. But in a world where trust is currency and hesitation can be fatal, they discover something far more dangerous than rivalry. They are stronger together. And if they fall for each other, it could bring both empires down.
Because in their world, love isn't weakness. It's leverage.