Dark roads ,deep hearts
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She came for a fresh start - only to uncover a past her family never told her about.
Valencia Darya Santos has left behind the shadows of Spain and the secrets tied to her bloodline. At Yamba's most prestigious university in Australia, she's determined to become a doctor - not a pawn in her family's legacy.
But fate doesn't care about clean slates.
Zayden Dante Maddox - all dark edges, fast cars, and a past soaked in danger. Collage senior and already feared on campus, and carrying the weight of a powerful American mafia empire, he lives by one rule: trust no one.
Their worlds collide on a racetrack... and nothing is safe after that.
Zayden falls for Valencia at first sight. But will he be able to make her his?
As midnight races blur into whispered confessions and their lives entangle with buried family loyalties, Valencia realizes she's not running from danger - she's falling straight into it.
And Zayden? He's never lost control - until now.
But when secrets begin to surface and worlds collide, can their love survive the fallout?
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