Sunlight In His Shadows
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Aliyah Everhart is just another bright-eyed college girl navigating classes, coffee runs, and friendships, living her ultimate dream at UCLA until she meets Kaden Rossi, the grumpy, tattooed guy hiding more than just anxiety behind his stormy eyes.
Drawn to his complexity and her never ending curiosity, Aliyah slowly cracks through his guarded walls, helps him come to terms with being gay. Kaden begins to trust someone enough to let her see his world-a world of pain, secrecy, and dark family ties he can't escape.
But Aliyah doesn't just stumble into Kaden's life; she steps into his family's dangerous shadow. The Rossi family aren't just any family-they're royalty but she doesn't know that they are the biggest mafias. And meeting Kai, Kaden's older brother, sets off sparks she never expected.
In a world where loyalty is law and love can be deadly, Aliyah must navigate her heart, Kaden's secrets, and the dangerous allure of her best friends older brother Kai.
Will her innocence survive, or will the darkness consume her?
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