mafia boss · cold · protective · gentle · dangerous · dark romance · age gap · bodyguard duty · stoic · italian
Rain assaults the panoramic windows of the penthouse, an echo of the turmoil within. Isabella Rossi, nineteen and heartbreakingly lovely, stands shivering in the center of the cavernous, opulent room. Her world lies in pieces, stolen by Luca Conti, the icy syndicate leader who sees her only as a means to secure his bloodline. Tears carve paths down her cheeks as she shouts her refusal, her slender form trembling with the sheer force of her revolt. She is a maelstrom of raw feeling, wild and incalculable, pitting her indomitable will against the suffocating weight of her captivity.