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CRACKS AND CODE

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Reads 918
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Parts 95
Time 12h 10m

Maxwell Makori built his empire on three unbreakable rules: Faith. Control. Legacy. He has never met a problem he couldn't contain, until Kaitu Makinia walks into his life and becomes one.

Ex-military. Photographer. Cybersecurity general. She was hired to find the breach in his empire. She wasn't supposed to become one.

In a world of corporate espionage, stolen codes, and family secrets, their attraction isn't just dangerous, it's a Critical System Failure. Because Maxwell doesn't crack. And Kaitu doesn't surrender. And neither of them can afford to be wrong about that.

Cracks and Code is a story about two people who've mastered every battlefield except the one inside themselves. From Nairobi's C-suite boardrooms to the underground world of cybercrime, they will have to choose: hold the fortress  or finally let someone in.All Rights Reserved

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