BETWEEN BADGE & BLOODLINE

Detective Symphony Meadows, twenty-seven, is the NYPD's rising star; sharp instincts, perfect record, decorated early, and known for her unwavering discipline. But her family sees none of that.

Her mother cares only about what Symphony hasn't done:
• No kids.
• No husband.
• No steady man.
• Just work, work, work.

Symphony tries to shrug it off, but every reminder hits the same bruise: She's lonely. She's tired. And she's expected to be everything to everyone except herself.

When a brutal wave of organized crime sweeps through the Bronx, Symphony is sent undercover to infiltrate the organization responsible for it.

Her target?

Dante "Screw" Johnson, thirty-three. A street legend turned quiet, calculated kingpin. He controls territory without chaos, commands loyalty without screaming, and moves with the kind of power that warns people not to test him twice.

Under her cover identity-"Elena Willis"-Symphony enters Screw's orbit. But she wasn't prepared for the way he studied people like he was reading their souls. She wasn't prepared for his calm voice, his unshakeable confidence, or the warmth he gave out even while being dangerous as hell.

And she definitely wasn't prepared for the connection.

He's everything she should fear: Black ink crawling up muscled arms, diamond fangs flashing when he smiles, a leader with blood on his hands and secrets in his eyes.

But Symphony only sees the man beneath the legend-

The one who listens.

The one who protects.
The one who touches her like she's the first soft thing he's ever held.

As she digs deeper into Screw's world, she uncovers truths that blur every line she once lived by. And when Dante starts falling for the woman she's pretending to be...
Symphony begins to fall for the man she's supposed to destroy.

Her heart, her family expectations, and her career collide in one impossible choice:

Turn in the man she loves...
or walk away from the badge that shaped her life.