𝙎𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨: 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 1 "I'd love to see you in a pretty silk dress" "Would you?" "So I can tear it off you" "If you rip my pretty silk dress I'll blacken your eye" ____________ Marya Prescott may appear innocent on the surface, but beneath her sweet facade lies a hidden blood thirst that sets her apart from the ordinary. When faced with the choice of sacrificing her own life to save her father from death, she willingly gives herself up to the grim reaper. Rune Vitalis, the Don of the Cosa Nostra, is a man characterized by his coldness, ambition, and brutality. He reigns as the master of all tainted souls who have wronged him and deceived him. As Marya becomes ensnared in his web of trapped souls, he sees an opportunity to manipulate her for his own gain. By making her his wife and settling her father's debt, he solidifies his control over her. They're a match made in hell; he is determined to tame his headstrong new bride and she wants nothing more to satiate her blood thirst. She's got a lockbox around her heart. He's got something to prove. As they vie for dominance, who will go up in flames first? ( Book 1 of the Sicilian Endeavours)