THE RECKONING
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Kristian Callisto lives by one motto: live fast, die young.
At twenty-six, he's a legend on the illegal racing circuit-a reckless playboy with a magnetic grin, a fleet of custom cars, and a reputation for leaving both women and rivals in the dust. Commitment isn't in his vocabulary, especially since he's entangled with Rachael Corvette, a woman as dangerous and addictive as the streets he races.
But beneath Kristian's swagger lies a man consumed by self-loathing, haunted by the hatred of a father who never believed in him, and estranged from his older brother, Theo, after choices that shattered their bond. His life is one long blur of speed, sex, and smoke-until the news of his grandfather's death jolts him back to the family he tried to outrun.
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Back in Barcelona, Kristian faces the crossroads he's spent years avoiding. Should he keep burning through life at a hundred miles an hour, locked in the toxic rush of racing and Rachael? Or is it finally time to slow down and embrace the quiet, healing love he's always felt for his childhood best friend, Emily Carter?
Torn between the adrenaline of the track and the possibility of a different future, Kristian must decide: Will he keep running from the scars of his past-or risk everything for the chance to finally belong?
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