Timothy Malone the Third was born to lead.
He was bred to follow in his father’s footsteps, rule a city, and continue a family line of deprivation, violence, and business acumen.

Where his father and grandfather thrilled within the realm of brutality, dancing upon the ashes of those they destroyed, this Tim refuses to become what he was created for.

Instead, he runs a bar that caters to the local cops, and spends his days staring at me.

Aubree Emeri.

I’m a medical examiner. He’s a mafia heir.
I’m younger than him. He’s world experienced.
According to my friends, I’m a free spirit and naive to the world he comes from.

Tim refuses the kingdom built just for him.

But that’s a stance he maintains only until a war is brought to my door.
After that, all bets are off.

There’s nothing he won’t do to keep me safe.