Elina Reed came for oblivion—a shot of tequila to drown her editor’s threats and a night to forget she was a journalist on the edge of losing it all. Instead she found him.

Christian Voss. The man who commands boardrooms by day and empires of shadows by night. Tailored suit hiding scars and secrets. Eyes like frozen steel that strip you bare without a word. A mouth that promises ruin wrapped in velvet.

She snapped photos she shouldn’t have—proof of the dangerous men circling him like wolves. He caught her. Deleted the evidence with one lazy swipe… but not before stealing something far more dangerous: her breath, her control, her sanity.

One brutal, devouring kiss against a mirrored wall. His body grinding hers into oblivion. A growled promise: “Run if you want, little cat. I’ll still find you.”

She ran. He hunted.

Now every notification on her phone feels like his fingers on her throat. Every shadow in her apartment whispers his name. And the photos she thought were gone? They’re still there—hidden, waiting, a ticking bomb of leverage… and lust.

He wants her silence. Her submission. Her everything.

She wants the story that could destroy him. And God help her, she wants him more.

In a world of velvet lies and loaded guns, curiosity isn’t just dangerous—it’s foreplay. One wrong move, and she’ll be his. One right touch, and she might burn the whole empire down just to feel him inside her one more time.

Dare to step into the shadows? This is no sweet romance. This is obsession. Possession. Punishment wrapped in pleasure. And neither of them is walking away unscathed.

Perfect for readers who crave dark mafia romance with intense enemies-to-lovers heat, morally gray anti-heroes, and scenes that leave you breathless and begging for more.