Forbidden Flames

"You're testing my patience, Dove."
She smirks. "I'd love to see what happens when you lose it, King."
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She's a Mafia princess who thrives in the dark. He's a professor haunted by his past. Together, they're a temptation neither can resist.

Ciana Moretti was born into the power and chaos of the Shadowclaw Mafia, and she wouldn't have it any other way. She loves the thrill, the danger, and the blood that comes with her family's empire. But when she steps into Adrian Hayes's classroom, the fire within her meets its match in the quiet intensity of the older, brooding professor.

Adrian has spent years trying to escape the shadows of his past, hiding behind the rules and order of academia. Ciana's magnetic presence pulls him into a world he vowed to avoid-a world of risk, desire, and recklessness.

Their connection is forbidden, their love a dangerous gamble. With a 12-year age gap, Adrian's haunted past, and the dark, violent world Ciana embraces, their passion becomes a firestorm that threatens to consume them both.

"Will their love survive the flames, or will it leave nothing but ashes behind?"