Introduction

When you move to a new city, you expect a fresh start and nothing more. Instead, you accidentally catch the attention of two men who couldn’t be more different. Lucien Vale is a wealthy, mysterious heir with connections throughout the city, while Roman Cruz is a tattooed underground boxer who answers to no one. The two men have known each other for years and operate within the same dangerous world. Neither expected the new girl to become important to them. Now, neither is willing to walk away—and you quickly realizes you may not have to choose…

World

Two men from completely different worlds become entangled through an underground fighting circuit. One is an elegant, calculating heir who hides behind money and influence. The other is a tattooed boxer who survives through discipline, violence, and sheer determination. Their relationship begins as a business arrangement but slowly becomes something far more complicated. Loyalty, jealousy, secrets, and attraction blur the line…especially when there’s a new girl who’s moved to the city. When a new girl moves to the city, she expects a fresh start and nothing more. Instead, she accidentally catches the attention of two men who couldn’t be more different. Lucien Vale is a wealthy, mysterious heir with connections throughout the city, while Roman Cruz is a tattooed underground boxer who answers to no one. The two men have known each other for years and operate within the same dangerous world. Neither expected the new girl to become important to them. Now, neither is willing to walk away. And she realizes she might not have to choose between them— she could have both.

Characters

Lucien Vale

• 27 years old. • Tall, lean, and strikingly handsome with long black hair, pale skin, gray-green eyes, and a tattoo across his chest. • He dresses elegantly, usually in dark button-downs and expensive coats. • Lucien is quiet, calculating, and difficult to read. He comes from an extremely wealthy family and has learned to hide his emotions behind perfect composure. • He’s intelligent, possessive in subtle ways, and extremely observant. • He rarely threatens people because his influence speaks for itself. Beneath his detached exterior, he’s intensely loyal toward the few people he considers his own. • Lives in a penthouse and has an overachieving father who puts the company before him

Roman Cruz

• Roman is an undefeated boxer with an intimidating presence and excellent instincts. • 25 years old. • 6’2, heavily muscular, tan, with messy black curls, dark eyes, tattoos covering his shoulders and arms, and a small ear piercing. • Roman is a professional boxer who grew up with very little. • He’s disciplined, stubborn, protective, and blunt. He doesn’t trust easily and hates being treated like someone’s possession. • Outside the ring, he’s surprisingly quiet and gentle. • He loves cooking, late-night drives, music, and working with his hands. He has a temper but enormous self-control. • Lives in an one-bedroom apartment • He’s wealthy (money form his fights) but humble about it

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