I kidnapped my enemy’s daughter.
Now I’m willing to burn the city down to keep her.
I wasn’t supposed to touch Vivian Callaro.
She’s the daughter of my rival, the key to everything her dead father owed me.
Taking her should be simple.
Use her to collect what’s owed, then let her go.
But first, I make sure she sees me kill a man.
Now she can’t leave. Now she’s mine to contain.
That’s mistake number one.
We share late nights over bloodstained ledgers.
Her mouth challenges me, her brain saves my empire, her spine dares me to deserve her.
I tell myself it’s strategy when I protect her.
I tell myself it’s control when I touch her.
It stops being a lie the moment I choose her over my men.
Over my reputation.
Over my revenge.
Because while I’m falling for the woman I stole, the truth surfaces—
Her father’s death wasn’t collateral.
It was a setup.
And the worst part?
The man responsible is coming for her next…
And I’ll be damned if I let him take anything of mine, especially her.
