Ruthless When We Collide

Shauwest Steele built her empire with sharp instincts, sleepless nights, and a heart trained never to bend. As one of the youngest CEOs in the country, she doesn’t just lead — she dominates. Power obeys her. Respect follows her. And weaknesses? She buries them deep where no one can see.Except him.Raven Cain has spent years crafting his own throne in the business world, and he protects it with the precision of a man who’s lost too much. He’s brilliant, ruthless, and impossible to intimidate — the perfect rival. And the only man who has ever challenged Shauwest strike for strike.When a high-profile contract throws them into the same battlefield, their rivalry erupts into something dangerously electric. Every meeting is a clash. Every stare is a spark. Every touch — accidental or not — threatens to shatter the walls they’ve spent years building.But beneath the power plays and the cold stares hide two hearts bruised by ambition, secrets, and the ghosts they never speak of.And when their worlds collide, neither is prepared for the truth:Some enemies burn brighter than lovers.And some connections… refuse to be buried.