Ember was forged in fire. As the heir to the Ocolani clan, she was raised to kill without hesitation—trained by Dante to believe that mercy is weakness and survival is the only law. On the day of her initiation, a strange visitor arrives. And everything falls apart. Shawn was trained to protect. As head of the Fa clan’s guard, his loyalty lies with Delilah, the lord’s daughter, and the fragile alliance between their clans. Escorting her to Ember’s ceremony was supposed to be routine. All he had to do was protect her for a night until they got back to their borders. But when Dante and the mysterious visitor kidnap Ember, Shawn is dragged into a world of blood-soaked secrets and buried truths—one that threatens everything he’s sworn to uphold. Now, Ember, Shawn, and Delilah are trapped in a brutal training ground, hunted by a traitor who walks among them. Someone knows what happened the night Ember’s mother was murdered—when the palace burned and her twin brother vanished. Someone wants her dead. Ember commands icy hellfire. Shawn hears whispers across the distance and senses the intentions people try to hide. She was taught to survive alone. He was taught to protect others without thought. But as their paths collide, trust becomes dangerous—and love, even more so. Told in dual POV, THE OCOLANI is a story of enemies bound by fate, lovers torn by loyalty, and two souls who must decide whether survival means staying alive… or choosing each other. PLEASE NOTE: This book deals with adult themes and subjects. A trigger warning will be found at the beginning of the book.