Velvet and Vengeance (Blood and Slik Book 1)
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Velvet and Vengeance
Book One in the Blood and Silk Series
By Luna Quill
In the dark heart of Milan, power is inherited, loyalty is demanded, and love is the most dangerous game of all.
Alessandro Moretti is the eldest of six ruthless mafia heirs. Groomed to lead the family empire with an iron fist wrapped in velvet, he knows that emotion is a weakness - especially when vengeance is the only currency that matters. But when a mysterious woman with a hidden past enters his world, everything begins to unravel.
She was never part of the plan.
He was never meant to fall.
But secrets bleed, and love cuts deeper than any blade.
As war brews in the underworld and family loyalties are tested, Alessandro must choose between the throne he was born for... and the woman who could burn it all to the ground.
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