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Lorenzo D'Amico doesn't believe in love.
Love is a weakness.
A distraction.
A liability men like him can't afford.
As heir to a ruthless empire built on blood and silence, Lorenzo has spent his life controlling everything around him.
Until her.
Maria Voss is sunshine in a world of shadows. Soft where he is sharp. Defiant where he expects fear. She has no idea that the moment she stepped into his world, she became the one thing he could never allow himself to want.
And the one thing he refuses to lose.
But Maria isn't just caught in Lorenzo's orbit.
There's Lucian-quiet, dangerous, watching her like she's the only thing that's ever made him feel alive. The brother who hides his hunger behind restraint. The one who understands her in ways Lorenzo never will.
In a world ruled by loyalty and betrayal, Maria becomes the fault line between two powerful men-and the spark that could burn them both to the ground.
Because when love collides with obsession,
when devotion turns possessive,
and when brothers become rivals-
someone always bleeds.
And this time, it might be their hearts.
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