WARNING This novel is a work of fiction. The names of real cities and places are used solely for plot purposes and do not necessarily reflect reality. The characters, events, and situations in this book are entirely fictional and are not meant to portray the cities or communities mentioned in a realistic way. --- Bella grew up surrounded by bloodshed and violence. The gangs took far more from her than life ever gave her. All they left behind was hatred and a fear she refuses to admit still follows her everywhere. She hates gangsters just as much as she fears them, which is why she swore never to get involved with one. But sometimes, all it takes is one detail, one night, to destroy every promise you made to yourself. A night she can barely remember. All that remains are fragments of a stranger’s touch and the violence that came with it. A stranger she grows to hate and tries desperately to forget. But life has a cruel sense of irony. Her own body betrays her, and the secret she tried to bury crashes into her life. She’s pregnant with that stranger’s child. And worse still, she soon discovers who the father really is. A dangerous man. A man no one escapes from. A man who refuses to let her walk away without paying the price. A man whose name alone is enough to make the streets tremble. Thrown against her will into a world where violence rules and obsession is currency, Bella finds herself trapped in a bond she cannot break. Caught between forbidden desire and burning disgust, between protection and possession, he gives her no choice. Only a place at his side, in his world. And in this silent war between their hearts, there will be no winner. Only souls willing to drown.