Her Obsidian Veil

In Naples, tradition is not a suggestion. It is a sentence.

Twenty-two-year-old Evangeline Okoro never expected grief to come with paperwork, but after her father's death, his will leaves her bound to Eliseo Accardi - the arrogant, dangerous heir of one of Italy's most powerful criminal families.

Eliseo is everything Evangeline despises: controlling, entitled, painfully beautiful, and used to getting exactly what he wants. Their engagement is supposed to protect her, unite families, and keep old promises alive. To Evangeline, it feels like a cage dressed in gold.

But the deeper she is pulled into the Accardi world, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between duty and desire, protection and possession, hatred and want. And while Eliseo begins to unravel under the weight of needing her, Evangeline's heart still reaches for someone safer - someone who has loved her quietly all along.

Her future was written by dead men.

Now she has to decide what loyalty will cost her.

Her freedom?

Her heart?

Or the one person she was never supposed to choose?

Content Disclaimer
This story contains mature themes and content, including grief, arranged marriage, mafia/criminal activity, emotional manipulation, possessiveness, sexual content, profanity, and references to trauma and gender identity. Some characters engage in morally questionable or harmful behaviour, and their actions are not meant to be idealised or endorsed.
This work also includes a transgender character whose identity is portrayed respectfully and as integral to who she is. There are LGBTQ characters in this story as well, since the author is part of the community. Homophobia, racism, sexism, and Transphobia are not to be engaged with or allowed.

Reader discretion is advised.