Breaking into Santino Bertelli’s office was supposed to be my redemption—a chance to prove myself to a family that’s never truly seen me as one of their own. My brother’s ultimatum was simple: bring back dirt on Santino, or don’t bother coming home.
The man himself catches me red-handed going through his office.
He’s furious when he hears my last name, his dark eyes promising retribution. I brace for the worst, but instead of killing me, he does something I never saw coming.
He keeps me—for his own ultimatum. To kill my brother.
Now I’m trapped in the lion’s den,...
Breaking into Santino Bertelli’s office was supposed to be my redemption—a chance to prove myself to a family that’s never truly seen me as one of their own. My brother’s ultimatum was simple: bring back dirt on Santino, or don’t bother coming home.
The man himself catches me red-handed going through his office.
He’s furious when he hears my last name, his dark eyes promising retribution. I brace for the worst, but instead of killing me, he does something I never saw coming.
He keeps me—for his own ultimatum. To kill my brother.
Now I’m trapped in the lion’s den, held captive by a man as ruthless as he is magnetic. He says I belong to him now, and the terrifying part? A twisted, reckless part of me wants to believe him.
Once he starts offering a life I could only dream of, I fight between leaving those who share my last name, and joining the man who wants to give me his.
