Broken Trust (The Angelino's Series, Book 1)

There is a choice every broken heart is faced with: Stay and fight or Run. Every so often, you are given only one choice: Escape and begin anew. For Jade Storm, there was no other choice but to disappear.

After surviving a destructive relationship with her abusive father and the impossible situation he forced her in-Jade is done being a pawn in anyone's game. Determined to survive against all odds, she vanishes from the shadows of her father and the Angelino mafia and starts over on the opposite coast.

Now, hidden in a quiet oceanside town thousands of miles from the violence she left behind, Jade is living under a false name as she dares to chase a forgotten dream of attending university. As she pieces together a new life, she builds her walls up higher than ever, vowing never to be vulnerable again. Until he finds her-the villain she thought she left behind.

From the moment Jade meets Leo Angelino, it's clear they're destined to clash, but beneath the fury lies a tension far more dangerous.

Jade was supposed to be a problem for Leo to solve-nothing personal. Simple, clean, final. Just another ghost to find, another betrayal to bury. This is his chance to prove himself to the family--to pay his dues and prove he's worthy of the Angelino name.

But Jade makes him question everything-his loyalty, his purpose, his entire damn future. He should end this. But against every instinct, every order, every rule that built him, Leo hesitates.

Instead, he finds himself watching her too long, standing too close, guarding her like she's his to protect.