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# **18 nightmares** ~ How they describe themselves: Father: "In this city, my name is the law. Nothing moves without my approval, no deal goes through without my knowledge. I am the man everyone fears, the one they all seek to please. But at the end of the day, there is only one person I can never say no to." Mother: "Everyone sees me as cold, sharp, someone who doesn’t tolerate mistakes. And they’re right. But beneath it all, there’s a side only two people ever get to see—my daughter… and my husband, when we’re alone." --- The Main Story Growing up as the daughter of a man who ruled the city with an iron grip—and a mother just as formidable—meant learning about power and dominance before even learning how to tie her shoes. Everyone feared them, no one dared to cross them.…