When the World Falls

(Los Santos #1 || Raised under the shadow of twisted expectations, she was molded to compete with her twin brother-to be smarter, better, more obedient. But when he vanished into addiction and disappeared from her life, Isla was left behind to face their parents' cold cruelty alone. The girl who once wanted to make them proud became a ghost of herself, scarred, broken, and teetering on the edge.

Then came the message.

Two years later, her brother reappears with an invitation: escape with him and start over. But Isla's journey from Phoenix to Los Angeles is derailed when her car breaks down in the heart of a city she never meant to enter-Los Santos, home of danger, crime... and The Shadow Killers, the city's most feared gang.

Thrown into the chaos is Pierce Bullet, a sharp-tongued, green-eyed misfit with a brutal past and a reputation that stains the streets. He wasn't supposed to mean anything. Yet somehow, Isla finds herself orbiting him like a dying star drawn to its final blaze.

Two broken souls. One volatile city.
When survival becomes a shared language, can something beautiful rise from ruin?
Or will their story burn out before it ever begins?

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Warning: This is a dark novel and will have a lot of mature scenes. It will also have a lot of disturbing scenes such as violence, abuse, and other sensitive topics. This is not for people with soft hearts. Meant for 18+