Enforced — Mel Teshco

I escaped one monster-am I falling for another?ChantillyI thought escaping the sadistic don of the O'Malley mafia was my salvation. I was wrong.I've been captured by Valentino Barone-deadly enforcer for the rival Agostino family and the most dangerous man I've ever encountered. Where the don broke my body, Valentino threatens something far worse: he's making me believe I might be safe. The cruelest torture isn't his fists-it's the terrifying possibility that I could trust him, only to watch him destroy me when I'm foolish enough to hope.I escaped once. I can do it again-or die trying.ValentinoMy orders were simple: find Chantilly Alcott and kill her. Send pieces of her corpse to the O'Malleys as a message. It should be easy. I've never hesitated to spill blood before.So why can't I pull the trigger?Instead, I keep her captive, telling myself I'll break her spirit slowly, methodically. But with every passing day, every defiant look she throws my way, I realize the truth that could destroy us both: She's the one breaking me.In a world where loyalty is everything and love is weakness, two broken souls must choose between survival and surrender.