ALISSON

Dante's world finally drags me out of the penthouse and into the parts of the city he normally keeps hidden. Meetings. backroom deals. guns on the table. loyalty that costs blood.

People look at me like I'm either his weakness or his prize. Some of them want to use me. Some of them want me gone.

I'm done being moved around like property. If I'm staying at Dante's side then I'm not just taking his protection. I'm taking his lessons. I'm learning his enemies. I'm learning how his family works.

And if he thinks he's the only one who can play dirty, he's about to learn what I'm willing to do to survive him and everyone coming for us.

DANTE

She was supposed to be collateral. Then she became my habit. Then she became my problem. Now she's the reason I'm willing to spill blood in broad daylight.

The war is here. Crews are choosing sides. Somebody wants my throne and they think Alisson is the door in.

They're wrong.

If she's with me, she's under my name and under my protection. That means I'll kill for her and I'll ruin anyone who tries to bargain with her life.

And if Alisson wants to stand beside me instead of behind me, fine. But she needs to understand the price. In my world, love isn't soft. It's possession. It's loyalty. It's blood.

This is the third book in the What Survives the Fire Series. Reading order:

Slow Burn

Open Flame

Total Burn