Connected to Him

Francesca "Frankie" Miller has built her life around control. A pediatric emergency doctor in Chicago, she survives by routine, by logic, and by keeping deep emotions locked tightly away. After escaping a toxic ex years earlier, she vowed never to depend on anyone again, especially not a man.
Then one encounter shatters everything.

Christopher Gore, heir to a powerful mafia family, is used to control of a very different kind. Calculated. Ruthless. Feared. But when he crosses paths with Frankie, an inexplicable force binds them - a pull under the skin, a heat that blooms in their ribs, a tether neither of them understands or asked for.
And it hurts.

The connection is physical, emotional, and impossible to ignore. Distance makes it worse. Touch makes it unbearable. Neither knows why it's happening, only that it's growing stronger and more dangerous.
What begins as a spark becomes a shared dream that shakes them both, a moment of raw intimacy that neither can explain. But for Frankie, whose past taught her that desire is dangerous, real closeness feels like stepping back into the fire. And for Christopher, whose life is built on violence and secrets, needing someone is a weakness he can't afford.
Tension escalates when Frankie runs into her toxic ex, triggering a panic attack so severe that it hits Christopher like a physical blow through their connection. Drawn to her through fear he shouldn't be able to feel, he reaches for her, and that moment changes everything.

As the tether deepens, both are forced to confront truths they've buried:
Frankie must decide whether she can trust someone whose world is built on danger.
Christopher must choose between protecting her or pulling her into a life she was never meant to touch.

And as enemies close in and their connection intensifies, both begin to realize the terrifying truth:
They may not just be drawn to each other.
They may be made for each other.
Whether they want it or not.