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I escaped one monster—am I falling for another?

Chantilly

I thought escaping the sadistic don of the O'Malley mafia was my salvation. I was wrong.

I've been captured by Valentino Barone—deadly enforcer for the rival Agostino family and the most dangerous man I've ever encountered. Where the don broke my body, Valentino threatens something far worse: he's making me believe I might be safe. The cruelest torture isn't his fists—it's the terrifying possibility that I could trust him, only to watch him destroy me when I'm foolish enough to hope.

I escaped once. I can do it again—or die trying.

Valentino

My orders were simple: find Chantilly Alcott and kill her. Send pieces of her corpse to the O'Malleys as a message. It should be easy. I've never hesitated to spill blood before.

So why can't I pull the trigger?

Instead, I keep her captive, telling myself I'll break her spirit slowly, methodically. But with every passing day, every defiant look she throws my way, I realize the truth that could destroy us both:

She's the one breaking me.

In a world where loyalty is everything and love is weakness, two broken souls must choose between survival and surrender.