"You don't belong to yourself anymore."I never believed monsters existed until Rafeal Russo claimed my life. As the feared head of the Russo mafia, he sees people as chess pieces to move and problems to erase. When he drags me into his brutal world of blood, lies, and absolute control, he expects a broken captive.Instead, he gets me. I am sharp-tongued, stubborn, and completely refuse to let him see me shatter. The more I snap back, the more obsessed he becomes. But when a dark family secret uncovers a permanent bill of sale signed by my own father, the cage doors lock forever. Escaping a psychopath might be impossible, but as long as I'm trapped in his world, I'll make sure every single second he keeps me is a living hell.

One contract. Two million dollars. Nine months of silence. Evangeline was supposed to be a ghost in Damien Blackwood's mansion-a surrogate meant to carry his legacy and then disappear. But Damien has never been good at letting go of his possessions. As she grows more fragile under the weight of his world, he grows more lethal in his need to protect what is "his." In the Blackwood house, innocence doesn't just fade-it's consumed. Could she walk away if she tried?. Will his coldness push him away?.

In a city of millions, she thought she was finally invisible. She escaped a nightmare, traded a small town for the chaos of New York, and spent her days serving coffee and her nights locked behind three deadbolts. Then the past caught up. ( Ambushed in a dark alley by her abusive ex and three hired men, she's cornered with no way out-until a stranger steps out of the shadows. He's cold, lethal, and commands the darkness with a single look. He saves her, but he doesn't leave her. Not knowing he's the mafia leader Now, she's being watched. Every street corner, every subway ride, she feels his eyes. When the Mafia leader starts showing up at her job, he doesn't just watch; he takes over. He sets rules. He demands control. He claims it's for her safety, but she's spent too long being controlled to start taking orders now.