The Right Side of Wrong

The Damaged Deviants, Book 1

Caspian I was honed to be a weapon—trained to pull the trigger without blinking, to lead the O’Malley empire without weakness. Then, I saw him. Giovanni Cattano—my enemy’s son. A walking target. A beautiful disaster. I should have slit his throat. Instead, I kissed him like he was the oxygen I needed to breathe. I don’t know how to stop. I don’t think I want to.

Giovanni

All my life, I’ve worn the Cattano name like armor. Smiled through lies. Survived through pain.

But Caspian O’Malley…he sees through me. Past the enemy blood in my veins, past the name that makes me untouchable. With him, I feel real. Wanted. Weak.

I know it’s going to destroy us both.

Hell, I’ll drive us over the edge. In our world, love isn’t just forbidden—it’s a death sentence. And we’re falling anyway.

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