91 Views 0 Favorites 2 Chapters 1 Chapters/Week 5 Readers 0 Reviews 7.4k Words Dec 22, 2024 Sole.solace Left in a dire situation after his father passed, Seraph struggles to make ends meet in South City, where gang activity and discrimination are at an all-time high. Needing to pay off his father's debt to Mary's Tears, the biggest gang in South City, Seraph is forced to tolerate transphobic customers at his serving job, a boss who refuses to pay him appropriately, and a constant need to shut off his power to conserve money for his debt. Trying his best to stay positive has been all that keeps him from diving headfirst into an early grave. Still, when Raphael, the leader of Mary's Tears, offers him a sickening deal, he has no choice but
... more>> to listen to his instincts prickling at his nape and begging him to run.
Meanwhile, Elio Fiore wants for nothing. Well, almost nothing. Living in North City with his handsome appearance and charming demeanor means he's got prime picking for some of the most beautiful and note-worthy heiresses all along the Eastern Coast. Coupled with the fact that he's next in line for head of the Fiore Family, Elio really shouldn't want anything else. However, he's not interested in any of the powerful women batting their lashes for attention and pressing to his arm like leaches. Instead, his attention lies with the feral little creature who stumbles into the Family's territory while searching for asylum. This little terror, however, seems to detest his very presence. Amused by this intense reaction, Elio does everything he can to become the bane of the poor boy's existence.
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