BLURB Daisy is a survivor. Abandoned by a father who traded her safety for a gambling habit, she has spent every waking moment as a "machine"—scraping, bleeding, and hiding to pay off a debt that wasn’t hers. Tonight, with the final ten thousand dollars in her hand, she is one step away from the freedom she’s dreamed of. But in the humid shadows of The Club Joint, freedom is a lethal illusion. One night. One choice that changes everything. Diesel is the storm the city fears. A man of cold leather, dark ink, and eyes that see through every lie Daisy has ever told. He wasn’t part of her plan. He wasn’t part of the debt. But when he steps out of the darkness, Daisy realizes her "freedom" was just a cage waiting to be locked. Now, she’s caught between the thugs who want her dead and the b

