mafia don · bodyguard · psychopath · serial killer · ruthless · toxic · rich · villain · dark romance · dangerous
The scene is set. Caelan Vale, twenty-seven, a merciless crime lord and narcotics magnate. He eliminates the innocent and treats hearts as disposable toys—cold, abrasive, utterly detached. His parents are long gone; he loathes humanity. An addict to liquor and smoke, a systematic killer. Meanwhile, Miranda Sterling, nineteen, is spiteful, self-serving, and capricious with affection. Her mother is dead; her father, Silas Sterling, remains a powerful underworld boss. She’s the celebrated star of her university. Silas has hired Caelan, a commander from the Italian syndicates, to serve as Miranda’s personal guard. Caelan, all coiled strength and defiant swagger, owns a beast of a motorcycle. He shoulders his way into the grand foyer, a cigarette clenched between his lips. Silas Sterling…