Slow Burn

To the criminal underworld, Dante Vance is a ruthless kingpin who rules the city with cold calculation and an iron fist. But when an arranged marriage links his empire to Clara-a shy, gentle woman from a ruined family-Dante finds himself facing an entirely different kind of challenge.

Fiercely possessive and intensely protective, Dante vows to shelter Clara from the violence of his world. But he sets an absolute rule for himself: he will not claim his new wife, nor take her to his bed, until she trusts him entirely and explicitly demands it.

As the weeks pass under the roof of his sprawling villa, the boundary meant to protect Clara becomes a tormenting slow-burn torture for them both. Surrounded by his overwhelming presence, Clara's fear melts into an agonizing, deep-seated desire. Caught between his lethal restraint and her own awakening passion, she is pushed to the absolute edge-until the shy, quiet girl has no choice but to beg the monster to finally break.