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The Shadows in the City

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billionaire chicago city death drama inheritance karma lust luxury mafia rivalry romance straight thriller

"𝐈 𝐚𝗺 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝗺𝗼𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝗼𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐧𝗼 𝗼𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝗺𝐞" 


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London Brielle Keller is a self made billionaire, being the proud founder and CEO of Keller Publishing Co. Her whole life seemed content, until her father dies. Usually people inherit a fortune or maybe a house, but in London's case, she inherits a whole mafia. 

She is now caught in a mafia war.

Noah Adams is your typical business man womanizer. He has a comfortable job in a luxurious real estate office, and is candy to the eye. Everything couldn't be better for Noah, until he is saved by a mystery women in a near death experience. Now he's on a quest to find her, no matter what it takes. But is Noah only a business man?

2 rival mafias.

2 leaders.

Who will win?

What will they gain from it?

and what will they  l o s e ?All Rights Reserved

billionaire chicago city death drama inheritance karma lust luxury mafia rivalry romance straight thriller

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