Blood Ties

Amirah Steele had a plan.

Finish college. Stay focused. Keep her head down. And create a life that belonged to her-not one built on her father's name, money, or reputation.

But plans don't mean much when family gets involved.

As the daughter of one of the most respected and feared men in the city, Amirah has spent years walking a fine line between two worlds. One foot in the future she's worked hard to build, and the other in a legacy she can never completely escape.

Then her father makes a decision that changes everything.

Malik was supposed to be a solution.

A protector.

A business arrangement.

Nothing more.

But the longer Amirah and Malik are forced into each other's lives, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension between them. What begins as obligation quickly turns into something neither of them expected-and something far more dangerous than either is willing to admit.

With family pressure mounting, old loyalties being tested, and secrets threatening to surface, Amirah finds herself caught between the life she's planned and the life that's already been chosen for her.

Because in her father's world, every favor has a price.

Every promise comes with conditions.

And when blood, power, and love collide, somebody always pays the cost.