The Shadow King’s Brother by Raven Reeves

Elio

She’s my fire. My calm in the chaos—even when nothing feels calm.

Nica chases her dream of becoming a private investigator, but this city is a mess, and someone has to clean it up. So she’s paused her dream for me… Then Jackson shows up, half-drunk and spouting conspiracy. Maybe he’s lost it since his wife died… or maybe he knows something we don’t.

Because this “company” he’s ranting about? My gut says it’s bad news—and Nica agrees.

And somewhere out there, my brother Vinny is still lurking in the shadows.

Nica

Elio is still the center of my world—flawed, dangerous, and impossible to resist.

Running his office and helping stabilize the De Luca Empire has become more than a full-time job—it’s my whole life.

Then Jackson walks in with a cryptic message pulled from a long-forgotten safe house… and suddenly, nothing feels secure anymore.

Secrets are rising. Danger is closing in.

And Elio? He’s the only thing keeping me grounded—if I don’t lose him first.