Power was never given; it was taken. They call him The Prince. To the world, he is the ruthless leader of the town's most feared criminal empire, a man whose name is spoken in whispers and whose enemies rarely live long enough to tell their stories. He has spent his entire life building a kingdom of loyalty, violence, and bloodshed, believing there was no room for love in it. Then he meets her. Brilliant, fearless, and impossible to intimidate, she refuses to bow to his reputation. Her quick wit challenges him, her compassion disarms him, and her unwavering belief in the good buried beneath his hardened exterior awakens something he thought had died long ago. But loving The Prince of Crime means becoming a target. As rival gangs close in, trusted allies reveal devastating betrayals, and secrets from the past threaten to destroy everything he has built, forcing him into a battle where every choice comes at a cost. In a world where loyalty is bought with blood and power is protected by violence, their love may be the one thing neither of them can survive. Some crowns are inherited. His was built on blood.