Mallory Sinclair is a 22-year-old engineering student in her final year - brilliant, bold, and full of life. As the daughter of a wealthy businessman, she could easily live in luxury, but Mallory's heart is as generous as her beauty. Despite her privileged life, she's down-to-earth, kind to those less fortunate, and carries herself with confidence. With curves that catch attention and a presence that lights up any room, she's the kind of woman who leaves a lasting impression.
But when a terrifying death threat targets her, everything changes. Her father refuses to take any risks.
To ensure her safety, he hires Dante Romano - a 40-year-old bodyguard with a deadly reputation. Ruthless, intense, and dangerously attractive, Dante lives by his own rules and isn't known for his soft side. Babysitting a headstrong, free-spirited young woman wasn't part of his plan.
The tension between them is instant - a clash of fire and ice. Mallory's defiance tests Dante's patience, while his cold, unyielding nature leaves her furious... and intrigued. But as danger circles closer, so does the undeniable pull between them.
Will the growing heat between them ignite into passion, or will the walls they've built keep them apart?
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...