The Heart of Gotham
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Last published Wed, Oct 1, 2025
Gotham drowns in chaos, ruled by men who mistake obsession for love.
And Delilah - elegant, terrified, unbreakable - moves through their world of violence like a flame in the dark. Every choice she makes pulls her further into Gotham's madness, until survival itself becomes an act of defiance.
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