Devotion
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Last published Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Fifteen years after surviving the massacre that destroyed his family, **Kai Bardin** has built a life far away from the criminal empire tied to his bloodline. But when his sister is kidnapped, Kai is dragged back into a world of syndicates, secrets, and violence-and forced to confront the truth he's spent his life running from.
At the center of it all is **Kirin**-the boy who once saved Kai's life, now a feared enforcer shaped by betrayal and blood. Time has turned devotion into resentment, and love into something dangerous neither of them can escape.
As enemies close in and long-buried secrets surface, Kai and Kirin must decide whether loyalty will save them-or destroy everything they have left.
**Devotion** is a dark gangster romance about trauma, obsession, and a love that survives even when the world demands it shouldn't.
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