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Summary
Born into silence and sharpened by expectation, Diande Ampora grows up as the sole heir to a criminal empire where love is conditional and perfection is mandatory. His father, the infamous Dom Vector Ampora, raises him not as a son but as a weapon, polishing him through pressure, surveillance, and relentless control. Diande excels because failure is unthinkable, yet every victory rings hollow.
A late-night coffee shop becomes his only refuge, and its gentle barista offers something Diande has never known: warmth without strings. But proximity to softness is dangerous. When his father intervenes, Diande is forced into command of a contraband ship and sent into hostile waters where monsters are real, blood is earned, and survival reshapes him into something feared and respected.
This is a prequel to my story Ground Down, following the story of Eridan's father, Diande Ampora.
Series
- Part 1 of Ground Down