Power isn't given. It's taken. And once you're inside-it doesn't let you leave.
He doesn't chase control.
He builds it so quietly... you don't realize you're trapped until it's too late.
Luca DeLuca is the Underboss of New York's most feared Italian crime family-a man who doesn't make threats, doesn't raise his voice, and never loses control. Everything around him moves with precision. People included.
Until her.
She wasn't supposed to matter.
Wasn't supposed to survive his world-let alone stand in it.
But she does more than survive. She watches. Learns. Pushes.
And for the first time, Luca isn't the only one controlling the game.
What starts as a collision turns into something far more dangerous-
A slow, deliberate pull neither of them is willing to stop.
Because in this world:
Trust is a liabilityDesire is leverageAnd love... is the most dangerous move of allWhen enemies close in and lines are drawn in blood, one truth remains-
You don't walk away from power.
You either take your place beside it... or get buried under it.