Empire City Syndicate Series by Clara Dunn

He’s the enemy of my family—And the first man to ever touch me.One second, I’m walking down the aisle.The next, I’m in a cabin with a mafia enforcer who looks at me like I’m already his.Max Mastroni is cold. Brutal. Covered in scars.He says I’m just leverage—bait for my father.But his hands say something else.So do the things he makes me feel.I try to run.I scream, I fight, I curse his name.But he doesn’t care that I’m untouched.He just says he’ll ruin me gently.I thought I knew what hate was... moreHe’s the enemy of my family—And the first man to ever touch me.One second, I’m walking down the aisle.The next, I’m in a cabin with a mafia enforcer who looks at me like I’m already his.Max Mastroni is cold. Brutal. Covered in scars.He says I’m just leverage—bait for my father.But his hands say something else.So do the things he makes me feel.I try to run.I scream, I fight, I curse his name.But he doesn’t care that I’m untouched.He just says he’ll ruin me gently.I thought I knew what hate was.Turns out it looks a lot like obsession.And sounds a lot like his voice in my ear, promising I’ll beg for more.I was supposed to be a pawn in his war.Now I’m the girl he’d kill to keep.*****Book 1 in a series of STANDALONE forbidden romances within an interconnected mafia world.** less

It was supposed to be one night.No names. No past. No consequences.Then I missed my period.And the man I thought I’d never see again—Walked into my family’s gala.Vincent Russo.The enemy. The threat.The father of my child.He says marrying him is the only way to protect the baby.But he doesn’t want a wife.He wants obedience.Control.And maybe something more.Because sometimes, when he touches me,It feels like he’s trying to forget who we are.And when I look at him...I start to forget too... moreIt was supposed to be one night.No names. No past. No consequences.Then I missed my period.And the man I thought I’d never see again—Walked into my family’s gala.Vincent Russo.The enemy. The threat.The father of my child.He says marrying him is the only way to protect the baby.But he doesn’t want a wife.He wants obedience.Control.And maybe something more.Because sometimes, when he touches me,It feels like he’s trying to forget who we are.And when I look at him...I start to forget too.But our last names were built on blood.Our families don’t forgive.And now I’m caught in a war I never meant to start—With the one man I was never supposed to love. less

I swore I’d kill him.Then I became his wife.Andrei Volkov is the Bratva’s golden heir.Ruthless. Obsessive.And the reason half my family is dead.So when he kidnaps me and demands marriage in exchange for peace, I agree—for one reason To get close enough to slit his throat.But living in his fortress turns into something else.Every touch feels like a threat.Every kiss feels like war.And when our twisted game explodes into something real, I start to see the broken boy behind the monster... moreI swore I’d kill him.Then I became his wife.Andrei Volkov is the Bratva’s golden heir.Ruthless. Obsessive.And the reason half my family is dead.So when he kidnaps me and demands marriage in exchange for peace, I agree—for one reason To get close enough to slit his throat.But living in his fortress turns into something else.Every touch feels like a threat.Every kiss feels like war.And when our twisted game explodes into something real, I start to see the broken boy behind the monster.Now our marriage is a ticking bomb.We both know it ends in blood.The only question is whose.He made me his bride.But I’ll decide if I become his queen…Or his executioner. less