[Enemies to Lovers • Arranged Marriage • Mafia Romance] Cold. Powerful. Ruthless. Alessandro De Santis is the perfect heir to the Famiglia ruling New York. The future Capo of the Italian mafia is one of the most feared men on the East Coast, and one of the most respected within the organization. To Elsa Vitale, however, he is only one thing: the man responsible for her brother's death, the heir to Philadelphia's Famiglia. Even if Alessandro wasn't the one who pulled the trigger that killed Filippo Vitale, he was the one leading the operation that led to his death, and Elsa has hated him ever since. Enough to wish him dead. What she cannot imagine is that, one year later, she will be promised to him in marriage. To unite the Famiglie of the East Coast against their enemies, Cesare De Santis and the Bosses of the neighboring cities decide to put old grudges aside once and for all and arrange a series of marriages to make the alliance unbreakable. But the union between Alessandro De Santis and Elsa Vitale will represent far more than a bond of blood between two Famiglie. It will become the symbol of a new era for the Italian mafia, proof that the resentments of the past can finally be buried. Too bad neither of them has any intention of forgetting. Elsa hates him and wants to make his life a living hell. Alessandro is forced to live beside the only person in the world capable of making him feel guilt... and lose control. Their marriage will be a war fought without mercy. But somewhere between hatred, duty, and obsession, their bond begins to turn into something far more dangerous. Because the line between love and destruction has never been thinner. [Forced Proximity • Morally Grey MMC • Slow Burn • Touch Her and Die • He Falls First • Possessive Hero • Family Dynasties • Emotional Scars]

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