One forbidden night. One deadly kidnapping. One virgin who doesnt realize shes already been marked as his.
ARCHER
Ive spilled blood for money and buried my conscience alongside the bodies of my enemies.
When a mysterious beauty in a lace mask slides her tongue against mine at a masquerade ball, something primal awakens inside me—a possessive hunger I thought Id killed years ago.
Then shes snatched by thugs right in front of me, and I discover shes Carlotta Rossi—virgin sister to the most ruthless mafia family in New York. The same family thats paying me to keep them alive.
Now shes under my protection in...
One forbidden night. One deadly kidnapping. One virgin who doesnt realize shes already been marked as his.
ARCHER
Ive spilled blood for money and buried my conscience alongside the bodies of my enemies.
When a mysterious beauty in a lace mask slides her tongue against mine at a masquerade ball, something primal awakens inside me—a possessive hunger I thought Id killed years ago.
Then shes snatched by thugs right in front of me, and I discover shes Carlotta Rossi—virgin sister to the most ruthless mafia family in New York. The same family thats paying me to keep them alive.
Now shes under my protection in my remote cabin, sleeping in my bed, her tempting curves just inches away. I should keep my hands to myself. Ive been hired to guard her body, not claim it.
But the moment she trembles beneath my touch, I know the truth—she was mine from our first kiss. And Ill burn down the world before I let anyone take whats mine.
Even if claiming her means signing my own death warrant.
CARLOTTA
Im tired of being the sheltered Rossi princess, the virgin sister everyone underestimates.
When a dangerously seductive stranger pins me against the wall at a masquerade ball, his talented mouth making promises his body is desperate to keep, I feel truly seen for the first time.
Instead, I end up kidnapped by my familys worst enemy, a man who wants to hang me as bait to destroy everyone I love.
My mysterious masked lover turns out to be Archer—the deadly, brooding mercenary my brothers trust to save me. Now Im trapped alone with him in his cabin, and the way he looks at me makes my body burn hotter than sin.
He warns me to stay away. Says my brothers would kill him. Says hes too damaged, too dangerous.
But I see the way his eyes follow me—possessive, hungry, determined. Like I already belong to him.
And the terrifying truth? I want nothing more than to be his to claim.
