I knew I'd never have the luxury of choosing my own wife. An arranged marriage was a sacrifice men in my position had to make for their families. It wasn't something I looked forward to, but it had to be done. I just never imagined my father would choose her to be my bride: Daniela Moretti, the daughter of my enemy...and I intended to treat her as such. Since the day she set foot in my house as my wife, my loathing of her turned into something deadlier than hate. Her strength intrigued me....

It started with a simple offer...and it ended with me on my knees.Of two things I'm certain: When something sounds too good to be true, it is; and when Alexius Del Rossa makes you a deal, you run far away and never look back.Me? I didn't run. I stayed. I opened that envelope, and I accepted his offer. Why? Because my life was a mess and on a downward spiral to a big, fat nothing. And he just offered me everything in exchange for six months of my life.

Everyone treats me differently now.Like I'm this broken doll with glue sealing the cracks. It's okay. I can handle their pitying stares. But not his. Not Nicoli's.I hate the way he looks at me like I'm this fragile thing he's too afraid to touch. I want him to love me the way he did before this nightmare started. He needs to realize that I'm stronger than he thinks.I'm not a victim, and I'm more than a survivor. I'm a fighter. And while Nicoli and h...

The Villain contains both The Villain's Captive and The Villain's Beloved, and is one complete set of the duet.✤ Elijah ✤I'm the one they all fear.The one they whisper about.A faceless ghost.My hands are coated in crimson from souls I've sent to hell - at a price.I've never missed a target, and I always deliver.I'm the Grim Reaper of the Cosa Nostra.Then there's her. The cellist whose music soothes the malignance...

I had to run. It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl.I knew my father wouldn't make it easy, but color me surprised when he sent Caelian Del Rossa to find me.The man is a menace. Arrogant. Infuriating. Enigmatic.He thinks he's my knight in shining armor. I'm convinced he's nothing more than my father's retriever.Turns out my father asked the Dark Sovereign for help to get him out of the deal and me out...

The first time I saw her, I told myself to walk away.She wasn't meant for me. She wasn't meant for anyone, really. She's too soft. Too good. Too… innocent.That's why I couldn't stay away.She doesn't know it yet, but she's already mine. Every breath. Every step. Every second she exists—I'm watching.She'll never be safe. Not from the world. Not from the people who want to take her from me. I see the way they look at her. Like she's something t...

Nicholas loves getting what he wants.Being filthy rich and living the high life of a billionaire bachelor, it's all about expensive suits, sleek sports cars, and women who would do just about anything to get his attention.His life couldn't have been more perfect if he had ordered it out of a goddamn catalog…until one hot as hell encounter with a stripper turns his life upside down.Now he can't get her out of his head. Her body, her voice, those sexy as fuck stiletto...

Davian Stark is beautiful, twisted, cruel, and he's going to die—by my hand.He's one of the elites of the Dark Sovereign. A bloodthirsty mafia assassin and a hunter fueled by his need for the chase.If I want to get close to him, I have to give him something to hunt—me.He made a mistake by letting me survive my family's massacre. I've trained, fed my hate, and now, I'm ready to strike.But Davian isn't just a killer. He's complex, compelling, ...

I warned her. I told her there's no line I won't cross to keep her.And that's what I did, I crossed a line. Thing is, I don't regret it. I'd do it again if I had the chance.This all started with me needing a wife—a wife I didn't want.But things changed. She got under my skin and into my bed.Now, I'm not willing to let her go. Not even if she begs me to set her free.She knew the risk. She knew my love would come with a burden she'll c...

I am no longer the stray he picked up off the street. I am Leandra Del Rossa...his wife.Alexius Del Rossa made me an offer I couldn't refuse.A temporary arrangement. One that would benefit us both.Be his wife for six months so he can solidify his legacy, and I walk away with the security of having the Del Rossa name.Now I realize that it's no longer that simple—not while his every command bends my will and entices me to obey. We've become ea...

Fighting their attraction has never been this hard.I've never had a life. I'm not talking about the freedom money can buy because I have that in spades. I'm talking about the freedom a girl gets from growing up with four overprotective Del Rossa men…which is zero. Zero freedom to have a social life. Zero freedom to date.Men in this city know better than to look my way. I'm Dark Sovereign property, and everyone knows you don't touch what belongs to the Del R...

I never wanted this life, this marriage.But Caelian carried me down the aisle, and a corrupt priest declared us husband and wife, ignoring the thousand no's I screamed at our wedding.What began as a battle of wills has turned into an obsession. We were forced into a marriage of convenience, but somewhere between the hate and the heat, we found something more. Something dark and irresistible, something that binds us together even as it threatens to tear us a...