Lena never meant to fall for a man like Dante Russo.
She was supposed to observe. To stay detached. To walk away.
But Dante doesn’t live in safe spaces.
He rules a world of shadowed power and unspoken violence, where loyalty is currency and desire is dangerous. And once Lena steps inside that world, there is no pretending she can leave untouched.
What begins as attraction turns into something far more perilous: trust.
What feels like protection becomes a choice that changes everything.
As rival forces close in and the cost of visibility rises, Lena must decide what she’s willing to risk, and who she’s willing to become, to stand at Dante’s side.
Because in Dante’s world, love isn’t gentle.
It’s claimed.
It’s defended.
And once chosen, it demands everything.
A dark, emotionally intense romance about power, agency, and choosing love in a world that punishes weakness.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
She was supposed to observe. To stay detached. To walk away.
But Dante doesn’t live in safe spaces.
He rules a world of shadowed power and unspoken violence, where loyalty is currency and desire is dangerous. And once Lena steps inside that world, there is no pretending she can leave untouched.
What begins as attraction turns into something far more perilous: trust.
What feels like protection becomes a choice that changes everything.
As rival forces close in and the cost of visibility rises, Lena must decide what she’s willing to risk, and who she’s willing to become, to stand at Dante’s side.
Because in Dante’s world, love isn’t gentle.
It’s claimed.
It’s defended.
And once chosen, it demands everything.
A dark, emotionally intense romance about power, agency, and choosing love in a world that punishes weakness.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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