Shatter the Pulse

**What if love could break the world?**

Ariella Storm has spent her life trying to outrun a legacy. As the daughter of *Red Bolt*, the city's most powerful hero, she was born to save the world. But no matter how hard she fights, she's still seen as just another shadow of the legend before her. Ariella is ready to prove she's more than just a name-until she meets the one person who threatens to unravel everything.

Dominic Vale is the villain she's sworn to take down. Raised in the dark underworld of crime, trained to destroy everything she stands for. Cold. Calculating. Dangerous. But when their paths collide in an unexpected way, Ariella sees the cracks in his mask-and the boy underneath. A boy who challenges everything she thought she knew about heroes and villains. A boy she can't seem to stay away from, no matter how much she tries.

Then there's Lucas Kane-her best friend, protector, and the one person who's always been by her side. A master strategist, an unmatched archer, and the only one who truly understands her. But Lucas has been keeping a secret: he's been in love with Ariella for years. And now, as she's drawn toward the very villain they swore to fight, he's willing to do whatever it takes to keep her from making the biggest mistake of her life.

But in a world where the line between hero and villain isn't so black and white, trust is a luxury-and love is the most dangerous weapon of all. With a war brewing, one wrong move could shatter everything.

**She was raised to fight villains. She never meant to fall for one.**