The city bleeds crimson in the endless turf war between the ruthless Vipers and the cunning Foxers.
For Val Martel the Vipers' formidable second-in-command, control isn't just a strategy - it's a visceral need.
She carves her dominance into every corner of their territory, leaving no room for dissent weakness. Until her.
Captured during a high-stakes raid gone wrong, Gracie "Fox" Rossi, the fiercely independent heir to the Foxers, finds herself a prisoner in Val's iron grip.
But she is no damsel in distress. Her defiance sparks a dangerous obsession within Val, a possessive hunger that goes far beyond gang rivalry.
What begins as a power play, a means to gain leverage in the brutal underworld, twists into something far more complex and undeniably carnal.
Val's possessiveness manifests in ways Gracie never anticipated, awakening a strange and thrilling submission within her.
Every stolen glance, every whispered threat, every deliberate touch ignites a forbidden fire between them.
Behind enemy lines, their kinky encounters become a dangerous secret, a fragile thread connecting two worlds built on hatred.
As their desire intensifies, the stakes of their gang war escalate.
Their illicit connection threatens to shatter the fragile truce and plunge the city into deeper chaos.
Bound by their mutual attraction and the dangerous game they're playing, Gracie and Val must navigate a treacherous landscape of loyalty, betrayal, and escalating violence.
Will their forbidden passion become a bridge between warring factions, or will it ultimately lead to their destruction, leaving their names etched in the city's dark history as the ultimate forbidden love?
Is cheating always meant to be physical?
What if he emotionally betrays you?
But what do you call it when your husband shares his dreams, emotions, victories, and time with another woman...
slowly forgets that you even exist?
(Short story)