The Devil's Bargain
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Last published Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Nicholas Valenti is nothing except power. Head of the Italian Mafia at such a young age, he lives, breaths, and eats control. He's built one of the most influential mafias in the world, but when an important business deal relies on him pleasing a romantic, he knows he needs a wife.
Arranged Marriages are common in the underworld of crime and chaos, but Isabella Hidalgo never thought it would happen to her. She thought she would forever be stuck in the hell that's her father's struggling NYC gang and useless brothers.
But no.
In a last-ditch attempt to save his name, Bella's father snags an invite to the annual ball hosted in Boston where every powerful family will be.
A perfect place for selling Bella off.
But Isabella doesn't want to be forced into submission by some middle-aged man with too much ego. Beneath her carefully curated air-head facade is an intelligent, sweet, yet sufficient girl who'll do anything to escape her family.
Even if that means slipping away during the ball, escaping from her abusive home while everyone's drunk and dancing.
But when her brother causes an issue only she knows how to fix, Bella's plan crumbles, and she's left with only one escape.
Striking a deal and marrying one of the most powerful men on Earth.
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