Blood in the Penthouse (Power Universe)
Amina St. Patrick never wanted the life that runs in her family's blood... but trouble never asked what she wanted.
At twenty-one, Amina leaves school behind after a violent run-in with cartel business she should've never been near. With nowhere else safe to go, she returns to New York and the brother she's kept at a distance all her life:
James "Ghost" St. Patrick "Ghost" brings her into the penthouse with Tasha, Raina, Tariq, and baby Yaz - determined to protect her from whatever she's running from. Tasha welcomes her like a sister she always wanted. Tariq attaches himself instantly - finally a cool aunt who understands him.
But protection comes with a price.
Ghost demands she stay low-key.
Stay quiet.
Stay clean.
Amina has never been good at that. Working at Truth puts her right back in the world he's trying to escape - the world she knows way too well. She speaks the language of the streets, the clubs, and the violence Ghost pretends he's no longer tied to.
And then there's Tommy.
Tommy Egan sees the darkness she hides under her smile.
He sees the anger she pretends has healed.
He sees the part of her that doesn't want saving -
the part that wants to burn everything down.
He's chaos.
She's self-destruction with pretty lashes. It should be a disaster. It feels like destiny.
As new enemies hunt for Amina to settle old debts, Ghost tries to keep his worlds separated business, family, and blood. But Amina is the one line he can't control.
She didn't come home to start a war...
...but the moment she walked into that penthouse,
the war started anyway.
Because sometimes the most dangerous weapon
is the family you tried to protect.
There will be blood in the penthouse.