Rivals & Roses
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She chose law to escape the blood-soaked legacy of her family.
He chose chaos to burn it all down.
Ainaz Moretti has spent years building a future that doesn't end in gunpowder and betrayal. As a top law student in New York, she's smart, sharp-tongued, and fiercely untouchable-until Rafaele Romano storms into her world with secrets that ignite everything she's tried to bury.
Cold, arrogant, and dangerously calculated, Rafaele is everything she despises. He's also the only one who knows the truth about her family-and he intends to use it. What starts as rivalry sharpens into obsession, and beneath the sharp tongues and fiery stares is a chemistry neither of them can control.
But in a world where loyalty is currency and love is a weakness, falling for your enemy can be fatal.
Ruthless hearts. Shattered trust. And a love that could burn them both to the ground.
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