Elena Moretti was raised to be a weapon wrapped in lace.
A bride offered to end a war she never started.
Nico is the Valenti enforcer, the man sent to ‘protect’ her, the kind of lethal bodyguard who doesn’t make threats, he makes promises. Cold. Controlled. Brutal. And when someone tries to kill Elena, Nico doesn’t just shield her… he claims the job as a vow.
But Elena isn’t a helpless captive. She’s been collecting secrets, building proof, and planning her escape for years. And the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes: the peace treaty is a lie. The wedding is a trap. The traitor is already inside the inner circle.
Now Elena and Nico are forced into an arranged marriage they never wanted, hunted by enemy families, and trapped in a world where love is a liability and loyalty is bought in blood. The more danger closes in, the more their chemistry turns volatile, until ‘don''t touch her’ becomes a death sentence and restraint becomes its own kind of sin.
A dark, steamy Italian mafia romance featuring: arranged marriage, kidnapped/captive bride vibes, touch-her-and-die devotion, protective enforcer bodyguard, enemies-to-lovers, high action, and spicy tension with consent-forward heat.
He’s wicked.
But she’s the one who decides who gets to keep her.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
A bride offered to end a war she never started.
Nico is the Valenti enforcer, the man sent to ‘protect’ her, the kind of lethal bodyguard who doesn’t make threats, he makes promises. Cold. Controlled. Brutal. And when someone tries to kill Elena, Nico doesn’t just shield her… he claims the job as a vow.
But Elena isn’t a helpless captive. She’s been collecting secrets, building proof, and planning her escape for years. And the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes: the peace treaty is a lie. The wedding is a trap. The traitor is already inside the inner circle.
Now Elena and Nico are forced into an arranged marriage they never wanted, hunted by enemy families, and trapped in a world where love is a liability and loyalty is bought in blood. The more danger closes in, the more their chemistry turns volatile, until ‘don''t touch her’ becomes a death sentence and restraint becomes its own kind of sin.
A dark, steamy Italian mafia romance featuring: arranged marriage, kidnapped/captive bride vibes, touch-her-and-die devotion, protective enforcer bodyguard, enemies-to-lovers, high action, and spicy tension with consent-forward heat.
He’s wicked.
But she’s the one who decides who gets to keep her.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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