Velvet knives
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Isabella DeLuca is the daughter of a mafia underboss, raised in silk and secrets. She's never touched the violence that surrounds her. until the night she witnesses a betrayal meant to break her family's empire.
Now she's a target.
Dominic Moretti is the enforcer of the most feared rival syndicate cold, ruthless, and loyal to no one. When he's ordered to kidnap Isabella as leverage, he expects a spoiled heiress. What he gets is a girl with fire in her soul and a look in her eyes that cracks his armor.
But love doesn't belong in their world.
With bullets flying and loyalties unraveling, Isabella and Dominic must choose between duty and desire knowing that in the mafia, love is the most dangerous weapon of all.
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