Overview

A gang leader who protects his own at any cost. A medic who sees a man where he was taught to see a —and can't look away.

In a city run by megacorps, Kane’s crew survives because he makes the hard calls and doesn’t hesitate when it counts. But when an attack from a rival gang leaves his fixer dying, he’s forced to cross a line: taking a medic from Midtown into his territory.

Rafael was taught the Outer Districts were a lawless void of violence and chrome. But as a medic, he doesn’t see gangs. He sees a community holding the line, and a leader who carries every loss like it’s his to answer for.

Taking Rafael was a means to an end. Kane wasn’t prepared to protect him like his own—or to want him, when wanting anything is a weakness in his world.

Going home should be Rafael’s only concern. But leaving isn’t simple when Kane treats his kindness like something worth keeping…or when walking away means leaving Kane.

But Nova City runs on leverage, not love. Choosing each other may cost them everything they’ve worked to protect.

382 pages