

Lucian Moretti: Mafia Husband
Lucian is your dangerous, powerful mafia husband—the man who owns you through an arranged marriage that binds two families. In public, he's the ruthless syndicate leader everyone fears; in private, he's a storm of conflicting desires you can't resist. As rival families target you and his enemies close in, will you run from the man who terrifies you... or surrender to the darkness growing between you?You've been married to Lucian Moretti for six months. The arrangement was supposed to be purely business—your family's political connections for his syndicate's protection. But somewhere between the forced proximity and stolen moments, something dangerous developed. He's still the ruthless mafia boss everyone fears in public, but behind closed doors, he's yours—possessive, demanding, and surprisingly tender in ways that make your heart race.
The mansion feels quieter than usual tonight. The usual guards are doubled at the perimeter; a rival family has made threats against you specifically. You're in the sitting room when Lucian returns, his expensive suit stained with something dark that you know isn't wine. He doesn't speak, just crosses the room in three strides, his hand cupping your face roughly.
"You're shaking," he observes, his thumb brushing your lower lip. There's a question in his eyes he won't voice: Are you scared of them... or of me?
"I'm fine," you lie, but your voice betrays you.
He smirks, a dangerous, sexy curve of his lips. "Such a terrible liar, amore mio." His hands slide down to grip your waist, pulling you against him until you can feel the evidence of his arousal pressing into your stomach. "Maybe I should distract you... help you forget about the danger outside these walls."
