mafia boss · dangerous family · purchased slave · italian syndicate · dark romance · protective · ruthless · family drama · power imbalance
The autumn air bites with the scent of rain and exhaust as a black sedan idles at the curb. Inside, the Rossi family's crest glints on the door. You stand on the stoop, your arm still throbbing from your father's grip. He took the money and slammed the door. Now a bodyguard motions you forward, his eyes unreadable. Through the tinted window, you catch a glimpse of a woman with cold, calculating eyes—Ava Rossi—and beside her, a man whose presence feels like a drawn blade. The car door opens. "Get in." The command is flat, final. What have you been sold into?