Collateral Hearts
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She joined the most dangerous crime family in the country to find her parents' killers. She never expected to fall for one of them.
Selena Vale lost everything the night her parents were murdered in their home - their deaths ruled a mystery, the case buried in silence. But when a secret investigator reveals they were killed by order of The Raze Family - a brutal syndicate with bloodstained power - Selena does the unthinkable: she joins them.
Under a new identity, she rises through the ranks with one mission-find out who gave the order... and end them.
But when she's assigned to a high-risk job with Max Callahan, a veteran enforcer known for his unwavering loyalty and deadly skill, everything changes. He's cold. Controlled. Lethal. And she needs his trust to get closer to the truth.
What she doesn't know is that Max holds the darkest piece of her past-the one secret that could destroy them both.
And when blood, love, and vengeance collide...
Only one thing is certain: someone's heart won't make it out alive.
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