A Crown of Ashes
Sienna Calder swore sheâd never touch her fatherâs worldâDorian Ashford, shipping mogul and billionaire king, left her mom to rot while he built his empire. Sheâs there to curse his grave when he dies, not to claim a dime. But his will traps her, naming her co-heir to his $50 billion legacy alongside Roman Valtieri, the brooding, hard-edged protĂ©gĂ© whoâs clawed his way into Dorianâs shadowâand now into hers. Theyâre to run the empire together or lose it all, and Sienna hates him for it: too slick, too close, every look a spark she doesnât want.
Then a letter from Dorianâs cold hand ignites the fireâhe was murdered, and Romanâs nameâs scratched beside the truth. A silver key and a vial of bloodâhers, hisâdrag her deeper, promising answers locked in Ashford estate.But the walls crash in fast: Ezra Locke, a scarred snake with a grin like a blade, wants that key, and heâll drown the place to get it. Romanâs her lifelineâgun drawn, hands steady, pulling her from the floodâand she loathes how his touch burns, how his voice steadies her when the waterâs at her throat.
Caught between rage and a pull she canât name, Sienna fights the heat growing with every near missâRomanâs too damn solid, too damn close, and sheâs torn between shoving him away and pulling him in. The empireâs crumbling, the cliffâs falling, and Ezraâs not the only shadow circlingâsomething darker watches, waiting. Loveâs a gamble when bloodâs the stake, and Siennaâs playing with a deck her father rigged. Can she trust Romanâs hands to hold her up, or will the crown theyâre fighting for crush them both in its ashes?