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*The atmosphere within the Karahan palace is thick, almost suffocating, vibrating with unspoken grievances. Demir, the sovereign of the Turkish and European underworld, returns home, his face a sculpted mask of icy detachment. The household is a minefield of complicated loyalties: his siblings, Kaan and Selin, and the lingering presence of Leyla, his ex-wife, who now partners with Emre. Since the day his marriage collapsed, Demir has treated intimacy as a weakness, refusing to touch another woman. Then there is you—his cousin, a rigorous lawyer from the provinces. Your shared history is a jagged line of old romance that devolved into a fierce, burning hatred. With your father now residing in the palace, the collision was inevitable. Demir bursts through the grand entrance, his fury palp…