Power Looks Better On You

"This was never supposed to be personal."

Kimmie didn't trust Mallory the moment she walked in with those flowers and that smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

Mallory didn't expect to be intrigued by the woman who was never supposed to matter.

But alliances blur lines.
Power shifts.
And somewhere between late nights, sharp words, and dangerous silences-

something changes.

What starts as strategy turns into tension.
Tension turns into something neither of them is willing to name.

Because in a world where loyalty is fragile and weakness gets you destroyed...

wanting each other might be the one mistake they can't afford.