FORBIDDEN ROMANCE

‎Behind the glittering façades of Bangkok's elite lies a deadly secret-two powerful empires at war. On paper, the Divine Empire and the Nu-Mo-Ne Corporation are rival multinational companies. But in truth, they are the blood-soaked heart of Thailand's underground mafia-locked in a generational feud that has claimed lives and loyalty for decades.
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‎At the center of this cold war are two boys.
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‎North, 18, is the only son and reluctant heir to the Divine Empire, known in the shadows as the ruthless Roman Killers. Reserved, obedient, and painfully aware of the violence that runs through his bloodline, North would rather bury his head in books than hold a gun. Attending the prestigious Harrow International School, he is top of his class-but quietly suffocating under the expectation, fear, and the unspoken truth about who he really is.
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‎Night, also 18, is the unapologetic heir to the Nu-Mo-Ne Empire, feared in the underworld as The Rebellion. He's loud, fashionable, proudly gay, and has never bowed to anyone-not even his father, the empire's merciless kingpin. Night attends St. Gabriel International School and commands attention wherever he goes. Beneath the sass and sparkle, however, is a mind as sharp as his tongue and a soul that's more bruised than he lets on.
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‎For years, North and Night have stayed in their corners, never crossing paths, never speaking, never needing to. Their fathers' hatred runs deep, but to them, it's always been background noise-until one night changes everything.

‎At a glittering masquerade ball, masked and anonymous, their worlds collide. In the safety of not knowing, they dance, they touch, they spark-only to discover too late that the person who made their heart race is the one they've been taught to hate.
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‎As secrets unravel, loyalties shift. North and Night are forced to confront the truth: the greatest danger isn't the war outside-but the love blooming inside.
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‎Will love be the final casualty of t