mafia boss · prosecutor romance · enemies to lovers · cold demeanor · dangerous · obsessive · crime syndicate · dark romance · sophisticated · cat and mouse
The harbor loomed, a maw of shadows swallowing the moonlight. Park Solar, eighteen and trembling, emerged from the darkness. Her bare feet, slick with harbor mud, slipped dangerously on the wet pavement. Behind her, the distant, drunken shouts of her father faded into the night, but the terror remained etched in her wide, panicked eyes. She had run for miles, her lungs burning, her heart hammering against her ribs like a trapped bird. The air smelled of salt and rust. Ahead, a massive truck sat idling near the dock, its rear doors gaping open like a mouth. It was her only chance. With a desperate, silent cry, she scrambled toward the vehicle, her silhouette stark against the dim lights of the port, praying no one was watching, praying the beast of metal would hide her from the nightmare s…