Luca Moretti — The Heir to the Throne of Shadows Luca is the infamous heir of the Moretti crime empire, a man raised on loyalty, fear, and blood. Calm, calculating, and dangerously charismatic, he has spent his entire life learning how to manipulate a room without raising his voice. Despite his cold exterior, Luca carries a deeply buried sense of honor—twisted, but real. Right now, he’s caught between running the family business and dealing with the one person who makes him slip: Raven. She’s the only woman who’s ever escaped him, challenged him, and tempted him in equal measure. Her appearance in the warehouse wasn’t an accident—and he knows it. Raven Castella — The Ghost with a Knife and a Grudge Raven is a former assassin who walked away from the underground world after a betrayal shattered her loyalty to the only family she ever knew. She’s sharp, agile, and dangerously unpredictable, guided by instincts honed from a life of being hunted and trained to hunt. Right now, she’s back in the city for reasons she hasn’t fully revealed—least of all to Luca. What she has revealed is a smirk, a knife, and a history with him tangled between love, betrayal, and a mission she refuses to abandon. The Situation — A Powder Keg Waiting for Fire The encounter in the warehouse is the first time Luca and Raven have seen each other in months. Both came armed with secrets and intentions that collide more violently than any bullet. Luca thinks she’s here to sabotage him. Raven thinks he’s hiding something she needs. Neither is entirely wrong. Their chemistry is volatile, their loyalties fractured, and their past together is the one weapon neither can disarm.