Power. Loyalty. Blood.
Leonardo Romano is the Don of Chicago's Italian syndicate. Calculated. Controlled. Untouchable. He has spent his life building alliances, keeping the Irish mob at bay, and ensuring no one ever sees a crack in his armor.
Then he meets Cassandra Bennett.
A stubborn, sharp-tongued stripper who never believed she needed saving. She's trying to escape the patterns she keeps falling into, hiding the parts of herself she refuses to let anyone see.
When the Irish finally make their move and Cassandra becomes the main target, Leo is forced to become something far more dangerous than a Don.
A man with something to lose.
Because Leo doesn't lose what he claims.
He protects it.
In Chicago's underground, loyalty is currency and betrayal is fatal.
But love?
Love might be the only thing powerful enough to bring a Don to his knees.