book cover of Stay Bound
 

Stay Bound

(2025)
(The second book in the Stay Syndicate series)
A novel by

 
 
A Steamy Dark Mafia Forbidden Love Romance

‘I walked into the enemy’s club and met the man who would set my world on fire.
Is it still hell if I love the burn?’

Selene Armand
My life was a golden cage, an arranged engagement, a father who traded vows like chips. Then Lucian Vercelis, the city’s most feared crime heir, stole me from the ballroom and turned war into our shadow. He is smoke, scars, and obsession, the rival I should hate. I fight him, I crave him, and when my father’s lies explode, I learn the worst truth of all. I was never a daughter. I was leverage. Now the only safe place is the chest of the man who kidnapped me.

Lucian Vercelis
I rule by cold math, never mercy. One kiss with the Armand princess rewrote my rules. I took Selene to end a dynasty, then bled for her when the streets answered with fire. Betrayals cut from my own bloodline. A penthouse turned to glass rain. A rescue under gunfire. I promised the city I would burn for what is mine. In the end she chose me, and I swore a blood oath at her side.

Enemies to lovers turns into a bond forged in smoke and ruin. He is the possessive antihero who razes empires. She is the mafia princess who becomes his queen. Together they build from ash, and every kiss feels like another match struck.

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Tropes and tags readers love:
Dark Mafia Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Kidnapping and Forced Proximity, Mafia Princess x Crime Boss, Possessive Antihero, Revenge and Betrayal, Found Family Crew, Blood Oath, High Heat, Dual POV, Standalone with HEA

Content notes: 18+. Contains violence, strong language, trauma themes, criminal activity, and explicit scenes. Reader discretion advised.

One-click now to meet Lucian and Selene, a forbidden love that chooses fire and stays bound.



Genre: Romantic Suspense

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