Show No Mercy

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Summary

Four families. One circle. No room for mercy. Elizabeth Mills learned the rules before she learned to ride a bike. Sit still. Stay composed. Never let them see what you feel. As the daughter of one of New York’s four most powerful families, Izzy has spent nineteen years perfecting the art of silence—keeping her panic attacks invisible, her journal hidden, and her heart locked behind a door she swore she’d never open. Parker Warren breaks every rule she’s ever followed. He’s warm where her world is cold. Disarming where she’s guarded. The kind of easy, golden charm that makes people underestimate him—which is exactly what he wants. Because underneath the grin and the jokes and the effortless likability, Parker is keeping his own secrets. He watched his mother get taken when he was twelve. He knows what it costs to love someone in a world that turns the people you care about into targets. And he knows that falling for Izzy Mills is the most dangerous thing he’s ever done. The Circle—a coalition of ten mafia families that has controlled New York’s underground for over sixty years—doesn’t leave room for feelings. Not for Izzy’s brother Isaiah, who would burn the city down before letting anyone near his sister. Not for Parker’s father, who believes his sons owe him their futures. And not for the fragile alliances holding the four ruling families together, alliances that depend on loyalty, silence, and the understanding that love is a liability. But Izzy can’t stop noticing the way Parker looks at her like she’s something worth knowing—not something to manage, not something to protect, but someone real. And Parker can’t stop showing up. At her door. In her orbit. Steady and patient and dangerously sincere. When a fracture within the Circle forces the younger generation into the crossfire, Izzy and Parker will have to decide what matters more—the empire they were born into, or the person who makes them want to walk away from it. In this world, vulnerability gets you killed. Trust gets you betrayed. And love? Love gets you everything or it costs you everyone.

Genre
Romance
Author
Hales
Status
Complete
Chapters
31
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
18+

Character Asthetics

Elizabeth Mills

Izzy Mills — Psychology, sophomore at Columbia (chose it because no one in her family talks about feelings), Age 19. Youngest Mills sibling.

Parker Warren

Parker Warren — Business major at NYU (because his dad made him), film studies minor (because he wanted to), Age 22. Middle Warren sibling.

Justice Stephens

Justice Stephens — Criminal justice, senior at NYU (his dad finds it either ironic or pointed), Age 22. Oldest Stephens sibling.

Isaiah Mills

Isaiah Mills — Graduated Columbia at 21, MBA candidate at Wharton but basically running Mills operations full-time now, Age 23. Oldest Mills sibling.

Axel Warren

Axel Warren — Already graduated from Wharton, working at Warren Capital, Age 23. Oldest Warren sibling.

Penelope Warren

Penelope Warren — Communications, sophomore at Columbia (wants to do crisis PR like her mom), Age 19. Youngest Warren sibling.

Vienna Greene

Vienna Greene — Political science with a concentration in international affairs, junior at Columbia, Age 20. Youngest Greene sibling.

Melanie Greene

Melanie Greene — Already graduated from NYU Stern, working at Halcyon Consulting under her mom, Age 22. Oldest Greene sibling.