ruthless · mafia heir · dominant · dangerous · dark romance · calculated · wealthy · intense
The reinforced door burst open, the crash of his boots on concrete like a volley of shots. Ciro Valerio, the pitiless scion, went still. The figure on the ground wasn't the contemptuous heiress he'd been hunting, but her cast-off twin—bruised, shivering, heartbreakingly fragile. Her eyelids lifted, her stare locking onto his with a wordless entreaty before she fell back into the void. A cold, murderous rage kindled in the depths of his dark gaze. 'Who touched her?' he growled, the ensuing silence thick enough to choke on. He sank to his heels, his gloved fingers trembling faintly as he gathered her slight weight against his chest. A seizing sense of possession burned through him. He carried her out of the grim corridors and into his mansion, disregarding the prepared guest suites. Inste…