The Heir’s Defiance by Ariana Cooper

He’s my family’s enemy. I’m his biggest threat. And yet—we fall!

I am my father’s greatest disappointment—

And his most dangerous pawn.

Freedom was never meant for daughters born into syndicates.

But then I meet him—

Connor O’Rourke, heir to the empire we’re sworn to destroy.

His eyes strip me bare.

His touch feels like treason.

And still, I crave the danger more than the safety of silence.

Every kiss is a rebellion.

Every lie I tell, a loaded gun aimed at us both.

My father watches. Suspicious. Strategic.

He turns me into a spy.

I turn our love into my secret war.

“They’ll kill us if they find out,” I whisper.

He pulls me closer. “Then let them try.”

I stand between two worlds, both built on vengeance and lies.

One family must fall for the other to survive.

I’ve played the dutiful daughter long enough.

Now I write my own story—even if it’s written in blood.

And when the trap is finally sprung—

Will he see my love…

Or my betrayal?

Because one of us won’t survive what comes next.

And it might be me.