Overview

“He’s entered my bloodstream, and eventually, I’ll have to bleed him out. I don’t know if there’ll be much of me left when I’m done.”

Two years ago, Alex betrayed the man he loved to escape his past and become someone he could be proud of, a fast-rising detective in Senna’s Organised Crime Unit. When his sister, Halle, is accused of murder, a mysterious figure offers Alex a find the source of a deadly new drug tearing through the streets and she walks free.

There’s just one problem—Alex can’t do it alone. The only person who can help him is Rowan Vasilyev, the man he once loved and betrayed.

Rowan has spent two years clawing his way back from ruin. Alex’s betrayal nearly destroyed him, but he is determined to reclaim his spot as the future Head of The Snake. When Alex reappears, pleading for help, Rowan sees his chance to finally get back into his family’s good graces and reclaim his spot as the heir to The Snake. Yet the more they’re pulled together, the more dangerous old feelings become. He trusted Alex once—and it nearly cost him everything. Can he do it again?

As old feelings resurface and dangerous secrets unravel, both Alex and Rowan must protect their hearts and their lives if they want to survive the brutal world of Senna and their own warring hearts.

Betrayal, revenge, and desire collide in a deadly game where no one is safe.