The Verdict of Us
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Last published Sun, Feb 23, 2025
When world renowned lawyer Kaniel De Rossi and an ambitious attorney Havana Young first meet, sparks fly-but not the good kind. They're on opposite sides of a high-profile case, and their rivalry is as fierce as it is personal. Neither knows that the night they spent together, tangled in sheets and secrets, is about to come back to haunt them.
They're caught in a whirlwind of tension, professional games, and simmering attraction. But as the stakes rise, so does the heat between them. Will they stay enemies in the courtroom-or discover that the line between hate and love is far thinner than they imagined?
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