Hearts & Empires

Azazel Fraser and Cielo Lopez were raised to inherit wealth, not question it. And though their lives were mirrored in privilege and perfection, they still belonged to two different worlds, rivals by birth and strangers by design.
When they're paired together for a high-stakes investigation final meant to test the sharpest heirs of the corporate elite, the polished realities they've built on a generational rivalry begins to crack. The academic truth they begin to uncover turns personal fast, each unexpected discovery pulling at a loose thread until the mere foundation of their lives begin to unravel, revealing the shattering corruption of those closest to them.
In the ruins of everything they once thought they knew, the only thing left standing is the other. Curiosity turns into a heated anchor of intimacy that eclipses past resentment, and soon they find themselves cowering beneath empires built on secrets, hand in hand.
But the endless web of secrets Azazel and Cielo have discovered don't just put their futures at risk, it forces them to come face to face with a horrifying reality...someone out there is willing to risk blood and money alike to make sure these secrets remain secrets.