The Mafia Alpha's Forbidden Mate
"I know there's a mafia meeting. A gala in the city. I want to go with you. I am sick and tired of suffocating inside this fortress, staring at stone walls and endless pine trees. Take me with you. Even if it's just for a few hours, I need to step out into the real world."
Zayden let out a low, humorless scoff, stepping closer until his massive, broad-shouldered frame cast a towering shadow over her. The suffocating heat radiating from his chest washed over her skin.
"You think a syndicate conclave is an evening out?" he rasped, his voice dropping into a dark, lethal register. "It’s dangerous, Serena. Those men aren't civilized dinner guests. They are cutthroats, assassins, and mob bosses lo