Between DuPont and Vaughn, there has always been blood.

Aria DuPont was raised to rule, not to need. Cold, beautiful, and ruthless when the moment calls for it, she built her life around one rule: never let anyone close enough to become a weakness.

Then came Malachi Vaughn.

The enemy.
The exception.
The man she never should have touched.

For years, they have kept their connection buried beneath secrets, distance, and rules neither of them were brave enough to break.

But Malachi is done with the arrangement.

And once Aria opens the door, the past opens with it.

Old blood resurfaces. New enemies move in. And the truth behind the war between their families may be more dangerous than the feud itself.

In their world, love does not save you.

It gives your enemies somewhere to aim.