Too Fetter to Free
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Last published Wed, Jul 2, 2025
Cade Russo is the second son in a powerful criminal family, living in his golden-boy older brother's shadow and constantly trying to prove himself worthy of the Russo name. He's a sophomore at Georgetown, which he only attends because his brother does. After a routine hit goes sideways while on a job for his father, he ends up cursed and magically bound to Yara Thompson, a junior studying social work and currently on academic probation who wants nothing to do with him or his dangerous world.
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