HIS MINI BEAR
Like in the deck of cards, the Ace outranks the Kingâand so does Ace Salvatore.
A Greek-Italian mafia leader feared by all, Ace is a man of unspeakable cruelty, a calculated mind ruling an empire built on blood and terror.
His face is a mysteryâ those whoâve seen it are long gone, silenced by his wrath.
Manipulative, controlling, psychotic, and untouchable, he rules his empire with an iron fist, his past buried beneath layers of bloodshed and regret.
His obsession with power and control leaves no room for weaknessânot in himself, not in his enemies, and certainly not in others.
When a desperate debtor canât repay whatâs owed, he offers something unexpected to settle the score: a little girl.
Ace accepts the deal, not out of need, but because curiosity flickers in his mindâ a curiosity he loathes.
Yet the little girl is more than just an innocent.
She unknowingly awakens ghosts of Aceâs pastâ a life of betrayal, loss, and secrets he swore to bury.
Even monsters have scars.
The darkness that shaped him, the wounds he carries, and the revenge that fuels his every decision begin to resurface.
The past never truly stays buried.
As their worlds collide, her presence becomes both his salvation and his torment.
But as the past catches up, threatening to destroy everything, Ace must face a harrowing choice: cling to the monster heâs become, or risk everything for the one thing he never thought heâd haveâ a chance at redemption.
Will his darkness consume her and change her?
Or will she destroy him?