Chapter One — King of Sun City
In the dark underworld of Sun City, New York, power belonged to only one man. A single order from him could erase a life without hesitation. His name was spoken with fear, respect, and trembling admiration.
Denzel Li, the undisputed king of Sun City.
At just twenty-seven, Denzel was already a billionaire, a mafia boss, and the sole heir to the massive Li Empire. Though his father, Jack Li, owned countless companies, Denzel built most of his own wealth through grit, strategy, and fearlessness. From a young age, he refused to depend on anyone—not even Jack.
But Denzel wasn't born cold.
Once, he had been warm, gentle, and full of life.
Until the day his mother, Rosa Li, died.
Her death shattered the sweet boy he once was. In her place rose a man with ice in his veins. Only one person could break through his hardened shell—his younger sister, Monica Li, whom he loved more than his own life.
Monica, twenty-one and studying at a top university in New York City, was everything Denzel no longer believed he could be: kind, bright, and hopeful. She found comfort in her two closest friends, Safia and Harmony, who supported her like sisters.
Denzel, on the other hand, had Jonathan Weather and Hunter Miller—his best friends, business partners, and trusted soldiers in the mafia world. The three were bound by loyalty thicker than blood.
But Denzel's heart had once belonged to another—Jorce Miller, Hunter's cousin. She betrayed him during his lowest moment, choosing his wealth over his love and abandoning him for another life in America. Her departure deepened the darkness already consuming him.
Three months after Rosa's death, Jack Li remarried. His new wife, Rachel, had been his mistress long before Rosa passed. Denzel refused to attend the wedding, choosing instead to drown his anger in one of his clubs. Monica, powerless, went alone.
Rachel despised Denzel and Monica. Her daughter, Mira, craved attention—especially Denzel's. When jealousy pushed Mira to harm Monica, Denzel warned her coldly, turning Mira's bitterness into hatred.
Worse still, Mira was obsessed with Jonathan…
a man whose heart quietly leaned toward Monica.
And the storm was only beginning.