Kaǐylil Rocco Brashurè, a feared yet respected drug kingpin, built an empire of blood and diamonds with his queen, Sherrece Angelica Brashurè-his heart, his partner, his ride-or-die. Their love was legendary, their power untouchable. But when Sherrece fell ill with a sickness during pregnancy, the empire held its breath. Miraculously, she grew stronger as the baby girl, Lotus Serayè Brashurè, came into the world.
For a moment, joy returned to the Brashurè legacy. But joy is fragile. After Lotus turned five, Sherrece's illness came back,. Her death shattered Kaǐylil. Twisted by grief and consumed by guilt, he turned his rage on the one thing that reminded him of Sherrece's final days: Lotus. Behind closed doors, the cherished daughter became a prisoner. Starved, insulted, beaten-and sold.
Only one man saw everything: Mr. Han. The quiet, tireless "Mr. Do It All." Cook. Cleaner. Electrician. Guardian angel in disguise. When the horrors grew too loud to ignore, he did the unthinkable-he stole Lotus away. Together, they fled to China, where he gave her not only freedom, but care.
But freedom doesn't erase the past. Lotus, shaped by trauma and fractured memories, began to splinter inside. Mr. Han, ever loyal, ever watchful, helped her face herself-every version. Every scar. Every voice.
Rose Katrina Chen. The Diamond.
Kai Warner. The Genius.
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Rose:
They say power travels in bloodlines, handed out before birth, but I was born to a world of wicked games with an entire empire at my feet.
In the heart of a city entangled in corruption, I was labeled the diamond of New York's elite. A diamond so sharp it could cut you, so lethal it could kill you, and yet so desired.
My friends were chosen for me and my enemies, already made.
The worst of them? Kai Warner.
A sinful genius. A devilish mastermind.
The dangers of a man like Kai were well known in our world, but no matter how many times I escaped him, a cruel twist of irony led me right back to him.
For Kai was the fate I couldn't run from and the reckoning of all my violent sins.
Kai:
There is no greater genius without some touch of madness... and I was as mad as they came. A wicked genius. A mastermind.
Born to a family of wealth and strategy, my enemies were chosen for me. In the underworld of a city steeped in secrets and vendettas, I thrived on control and manipulation. I was used to getting my way, and no one ever dared to challenge me. Except her.
As gorgeous as a diamond, as lethal as poison. Rose Chen.
Wielding power at her fingertips, she could make anyone bend at her will but her heart chose mine in every single lifetime.
Ours was a tempting game of cat and mouse where she was my prey and my prize.
She was the fate I couldn't escape and the addiction I couldn't give up.
For she was the salvation of all my violent sins.