She didn't pull the trigger-but she still has blood on her hands.And I never let a debt go unpaid.For years, I ruled the Cavalieri empire with a steel fist and a scorched heart.Then I walked away, trading power for shadows. But blood calls to blood.And when my family is attacked, I return to the world I abandoned...to destroy those who dared threaten what's mine. She's tangled in the center of it all.A woman with secrets as dangerous as my own.I should use her. Break her.Make her a pawn in my ruthless game of revenge. But every time she defies me, I want her more.Every time she lies, I crave the truth from her lips.And when she bares her claws?I can't help but want to tame her-slowly.Completely. She thinks I'm the villain.She's not wrong.But she has no idea just how far I'll go to make her beg to stay by my side. Seduction of the Patriarch is a sizzling enemies-to-lovers mafia romance with a dominant anti-hero, a cunning heroine, and a deadly game of seduction and betrayal set against the backdrop of Italy's criminal underworld. Continue the sinful, high-stakes world of the Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy with Benedict's story-and the storm he never saw coming. Billionaire Romance - Enemies to Lovers - Dark Mafia Suspense - Revenge Romance - Dominant OTT Hero - Forced Proximity - Cat-and-Mouse Seduction - Dangerous Secrets