Eirlys79
Evelyn "Eve" Carter is just a small-town florist running her beloved shop, Dewdrop Florist, in Brooklyn-until a rainy night delivery sends her crashing into the brutal underworld of the Valerian Mafia. Witnessing a deadly transaction and the cold-hearted heir, Vincent Valerian, execute a traitor, Eve's life is shattered in seconds.
Kidnapped and confined to Vincent's luxurious penthouse prison, she's told to stay silent... or else. Vincent is everything she fears: a ruthless, calculating alpha male with a past stained by blood and betrayal, trapped in a world of family feuds and power struggles. But as days turn into weeks, Eve discovers the man behind the black gloves-one who craves normalcy, mourns a lost childhood, and secretly funds orphanages to atone for his sins.
Her kindness, like the lavender she grows, seeps into his icy heart. His protectiveness, unexpected and fierce, makes her question everything she thought about the Mafia. But danger lurks around every corner: a rival family (the Costas) wants her dead, a power-hungry cousin plots to use her against Vincent, and an FBI agent is hunting for the perfect excuse to take down the Valerians.
When Eve's hidden past-tied to the very feud that destroyed her parents-comes to light, she and Vincent are forced to fight for their lives... and their forbidden love. Can a florist from the light save a gangster from the dark? Or will the shadows of their worlds consume them both?
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