At 23, Seraya's life was meant to be simple, until tragedy struck. Now, she's having to raise her younger sister on her own, barely scraping by. Her world takes a dark twist when she's thrown into the ruthless and unforgiving underworld of the mafia, compelled to serve under the watchful eye of a cold hearted and powerful don. Every day, she yearns for a way out, desperate for a savior, yet trapped under the mafia's iron grip. Just when hope seems lost, the mafia's head of security, a man feared by all, begins to question everything. His loyalty shifts, and in Seraya, he sees a chance for redemption. However, breaking the rules in this world could cost them both their lives. Can they escape the chains of the mafia, or will their fight for freedom come at a deadly price?
After surviving the fire that claimed his family, Raffi owes his life to the mafia. Out of 30 years, the last decade was spent serving the ruthless mafia boss who saved him. With no solid memories of his past, Raffi has become a man shaped purely by violence and duty, living each day in a haze of routine. Stagnant and without purpose, he feels trapped in a life he never truly chose. That is, until a girl is thrust into his world-someone desperate and lonely, much like he felt. Torn between his loyalty to the mafia and a new, dangerous desire to protect her, Raffi must decide if he's willing to risk everything for a future he never thought possible.
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⚔️This is a dual POV book⚔️
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⚠️It's a dark romance so please read with caution!⚠️
Amelia Palo a 19-year-old Mafia princess determined to take over for her Mother the Queen of the Mafia one day finally. Close to her 20th birthday, Amelia gets the okay to begin her training for the throne but that comes with a price... Her mother has a condition that Amelia cannot ignore, find a king to take her late father's place as Don. Amelia attempts to crush the condition by training harder to be better than any man could ever be. After watching her mother be crushed by love when her father was murdered by the cartel, Amelia refuses to need someone the way her mother did her father but when her bodyguard begins to show her a little taste of what love can do to you her beliefs begin to falter faster than she can catch them.
Dante Russo is a 21-year-old bodyguard to the Princess of the Palo family, one of the most powerful families in the world. When the princess finally begins training to be Queen he can't help but notice how beautiful she looks with rage and determination in her eyes. Dante knows he can't have her the way he wants her but if he can't have her noone can. Dante vows to help the princess convince her mother of a single throne even if that means the heat of the battle falls on him.
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"Princess Amelia, what a surprise seeing you out of your castle and in the action." The burly man chuckles, cracking his bloodied knuckles in amusement "Mmm my mama gave me the clear for action and you know what it takes to be cleared in her eyes." The man's smile falters for a moment before a form of seething anger clouds his vision but before he's able to say something Dante steps out of the shadows holding a slick knife to the man's jugular "Now Mr. Delrossi you wouldn't be attempting to disrespect the princess would you?" My body begins to burn with excitement just as a sliver of red oozes from the man's neck...