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Goodreads Rating: ★ 3.97/5 (150,000+ ratings). Tropes: Mafia romance, true enemies to lovers, forced proximity, morally gray hero, hacker heroine, possessive MMC, found family, slow burn, touch-her-and-die. Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 (A slow-burn romance with multiple explicit open-door scenes, but the plot and suspense are as central as the romance.) Trigger Warnings: Murder, organized crime, violence, torture, kidnapping, childhood trauma, emotional abuse, graphic injuries, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Readers should review the author's full content warnings before reading. 5-Sentence Summary: Tristan Caine is the mysterious, lethal outsider of the Tenebrae mafia, feared by everyone despite not being born into the crime family. Morana Vitalio, a brilliant hacker and the daughter of a rival mafia boss, infiltrates Tristan's home determined to solve a decades-old mystery and settle an old score. Their mutual hatred quickly turns into an irresistible attraction as they uncover secrets that connect their pasts in ways neither expected. Forced to work together against a far more dangerous enemy, they must decide whether trust is worth risking everything they've fought to protect. The Predator by RuNyx is the first book in the Dark Verse series, blending intricate mafia politics, suspense, slow-burn romance, and unforgettable chemistry into one of the genre's most popular dark romances.