He blackmailed me into being his fiancée. I never expected to crave his dominance. My father always said I’d never amount to anything. I proved him wrong, becoming the best campaign manager in D.C.— until one scandal destroyed everything I built. Now, Marco Bonventi, Chicago’s most feared mob prince and a rising political star, offers me a pose as his fake fiancée, manage his Senate campaign, and he’ll make my problems disappear. I tell myself it’s just business. But Marco doesn’t play fair. His possessive nature and dark charm blur every line I’ve drawn. He doesn’t just want me on his arm to win votes—he wants me in his bed, under his control, completely his. The deeper I fall into his world, the harder it is to remember why I should run. But when Russian rivals close in, threatening to destroy everything we’ve built, one truth becomes Loving a Bonventi means embracing both his protection and his darkness—no matter the cost. This steamy mafia romance A morally grey, possessive mob prince & a strong-willed heroineA powerful man/competent woman dynamicFake fiancée turned real loveProtective alpha Italian mobsterForced proximitySecret pregnancyPolitical ambition & organized crimeLight Dom/Sub (spanking & restraints) 🔥Action, betrayal, and redemptionSteamy scenes 🌶🌶🌶🌶HEA guaranteedThis is Book 2 of The Bonventi Series, but each can be read as a standalone novel. Contains violence and mature themes.