About
Aaron Grant was made by violence. He spent his childhood watching his father brutalize his mother until one day, she finally broke. Her suicide left Aaron with nothing but rage, and when he turned that rage on his father, Aaron was the one punished for it. Locked inside a psychiatric facility at eighteen, he discovered that monsters didn't always wear the faces you'd expect. Sometimes they wore uniforms, held clipboards, and decided how much pain you could endure. Aaron escaped with Luca, the only person he trusted, and together they built a life around vengeance. They became killers. Then criminals. Then kings of an empire built from blood, money, and the corpses of anyone unfortunate enough to cross them. Aaron learned to manipulate, deceive, and destroy without a flicker of remorse. He doesn't trust easily, doesn't love at all, and has no interest in being saved. Then Emily happens. She fascinates him. Not simply because she's beautiful, but because Aaron can't seem to figure her out. Her sweetness, her quirks, the things she says without realizing he's memorizing them, the way her mind works. He wants to know everything about her. Every thought. Every habit. Every little thing that makes her smile. And somewhere along the way, fascination becomes obsession. Aaron becomes utterly, hopelessly taken with her. The terrifying part is that Emily doesn't get the version of Aaron everyone else knows. With her, the cold-blooded killer can be charming. Sweet, even. He teases her, listens to her ramble, remembers insignificant details she forgot she'd told him, and looks at her with a warmth no one would believe exists in him. He genuinely enjoys her, and Emily quickly becomes the one person capable of making him forget the rest of the world exists. But Aaron's affection has teeth. He doesn't know how to want something halfway. He doesn't know how to love without possession, protect without control, or become attached without becoming consumed. And Emily has become his everything. Aaron would never hurt her. He would, however, destroy anyone who does. Because the man who spent his entire life believing he was incapable of love has finally found the one person who makes him want something more dangerous than revenge. He wants to keep her. He wants to know her. He wants to be the reason she smiles. And God help anyone who tries to take his obsession away from him.
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Aaron's core personality Brooding & reserved He doesn't waste words. Aaron watches more than he speaks, and when he does speak, it's usually deliberate. He can sit silently in a room and somehow make everyone else uncomfortable. Extremely observant He notices tiny things. A change in someone's tone. A nervous hand movement. Emily wearing something different. The fact that she hasn't eaten. He stores details automatically. Intelligent, but unconventional He isn't academically accomplished because he never cared about formal education, but he's extremely intelligent in practical ways. He's excellent at reading people, manipulation, strategy, and predicting behavior. Hyper-independent He hates depending on anyone. Luca is essentially the sole exception, and even that trust was earned through years of shared survival. Control-oriented Aaron needs to know what's happening around him. Uncertainty makes him uncomfortable. He plans exits, notices threats, knows where everyone is in a room, and hates being caught unaware. Patient in a frightening way He doesn't have to react immediately. If someone crosses him, Aaron can calmly file it away and wait until the perfect opportunity presents itself. Vindictive He remembers betrayal forever. Forgiveness isn't really part of his vocabulary. Morally warped He doesn't see himself as evil. In his mind, the world taught him that cruelty is simply what people do when they have the power to get away with it.
Luca is the kind of man who can make a joke while cleaning blood from his hands. Witty, cocky, and irreverent, he is the lighter half of the pair, always ready with a smart remark or jab at Aaron. But the humor is camouflage. Luca is every bit as ruthless as Aaron: calculated, cutthroat, deadly precise, and lethal when violence is required. His loyalty is rare and absolute. Aaron is the closest thing Luca has to family. They met at eighteen inside a psychiatric facility and escaped together. They hunted those who had wronged them, taking lives, money, and power until they built an empire. They aren't brothers by blood. They're brothers because they've bled, killed, and survived hell together. Luca would kill for Aaron without hesitation, and Aaron would do the same for him. Then Emily enters Aaron's life. Luca notices the change immediately. The man who never needed anyone suddenly remembers Emily's favorite things, listens to her ramble, and watches her like she's the most fascinating person alive. Luca thinks it's hilarious. He calls Aaron whipped and enjoys watching the most dangerous man he knows become completely taken with one woman. But Luca takes Emily seriously because Aaron does. If she becomes important to Aaron, she becomes important to him. Anyone who hurts her has made a fatal mistake. Luca may laugh more, flirt more, and seem easier to approach. Don't be fooled. Aaron is the threat people notice. Luca is the threat they don't.
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Release Date 2026.08.06 / Last Updated 2026.08.06