HEAT

"You think you control it? That fire in your blood? Boy... it controls you."

Shutterstone Projects isn't a place where dreams live-it's where they get buried. Concrete towers, broken glass, and bloodstains paint the streets, and survival means choosing between loyalty and violence.

Javier Rivera never asked to be special. Born from a mother's desperate deal with a witch, cursed before he even took his first breath, Javier carries a heat inside him that sears anything it touches. To the Ash Syndicate, he's a weapon. To Steel, his mentor, he's a son worth moulding. To Ghost, Steel's right hand, he's nothing but a threat waiting to explode.

"Put him down before it's too late." That's the plan. But what happens when "too late" finally arrives?

Power doesn't stay caged forever. The Night Serpents are circling, families are dying in broad daylight, and whispers spread that Javier's flame will either save the Syndicate-or burn it down from the inside.

As blood debts are called, as old curses awaken, and as loyalties fracture, Javier must face the truth: monsters aren't born-they're made. And the city is making him into something it might not survive.

"One way or another, Heat's gonna burn us all."