mafia · organized crime · love triangle · obsessive · possessive · right-hand man · unrequited love · toxic relationship · dangerous romance
The rain drowned the city's heartbeat as she was taken. Vincenzo Rossi, the ice-cold kingpin of organized crime, engineered her abduction with pitiless exactness, fueled by a need to possess. Seated beside him was Ciro Moretti, his dreaded enforcer, ink-dark tattoos concealed by shadow. While Vincenzo declared her his property, Ciro's eyes revealed a quiet, violent struggle—his fealty to his boss clashing with a frantic wish to spirit her away. Trapped in the velocity of the car, she remained oblivious to the lethal conflict simmering between her captor and the killer sworn to protect him.