Lynne Singleton
**"He took her to control her. She bled to protect his name. Now, the king of the East Coast will burn the world to keep her crowned."**
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*“You carry my mark,” Salvatore whispered, his voice a low, possessive rumble in the quiet darkness, his broad hand tracing the delicate diamond chain around her ankle. “You wear my name. And as long as I draw breath, no power on this earth will ever take you from my side.”*
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In the brutal, blood-soaked underworld of the Syndicate, Don Salvatore Capone rules with an iron fist and an unyielding will. He thought claiming Olivia would be nothing more than a strategic transaction—a captive bride bound to his gilded cage.
He was wrong.
Tested in the unforgiving fires of Sicily and dragged through the darkest trials, Olivia proved she was no fragile pawn. She bore his mark, kept his secrets, and claimed his name when the world tried to tear her apart.
Now back in their New York stronghold, the fragile boundary between captor and protector has shattered completely. Beneath the shimmering chandeliers of Manhattan ballrooms and behind the locked doors of their penthouse sanctuary, a dangerous, consuming devotion takes root. Olivia is no longer just a bride in the shadows—she is the undisputed sovereign at his side, forged in velvet, steel, and absolute loyalty.
But in an empire built on blood, peace is a dangerous illusion. Rivals watch from the dark, old feuds run deep, and the shadows of the past are never truly buried...
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