Claimed in Silence

Solana never asked to be part of this world. For years, her brother Elijah has kept her shielded from the shadows of the mafia he serves-training her for danger he prayed would never come. But the life she's been protected from has finally come for her.

When a botched hit ignites a war between the most dangerous syndicates in the world, Solana is forced into the heart of the fire-and into the orbit of Amir, the cold, calculating leader of the most powerful mafia in existence.

Amir has built his empire in silence-ruthless, feared, untouchable. But when he sees Solana, his best friend's sister, he doesn't see a weakness. He sees a claim. And he doesn't care what lines have to be crossed to keep her safe-or make her his.

"Aren't weapons not allowed? Don't they search people?" I asked, trying to break the tension. My voice was low, but even I could hear the shakiness in it.
"You won't be searched." He smirked, the kind of smirk that made every muscle in my body tense. "No one would ever dare touch what's mine," he said, his voice laced with something darker than danger.
What's mine. The words hit me like a punch to the gut. I wanted to argue, to fight back, but I couldn't - not with the heat rolling off him like this.

As the Russians and Italians close in and betrayal eats through their ranks, Solana finds herself torn between the girl she was and the woman she must become to survive. In a world where silence is survival, desire is a weapon-and being claimed might just be the most dangerous fate of all.