Monster in the Shadows

They call him my father’s executioner. A man of ice, duty, and lethal precision. Marco Ferraro’s orders were simple: guard me, never touch me. But when a bullet tears through the night and kills my only real friend, he becomes my constant shadow... a living reminder of the gilded cage I’m desperate to escape. So I push him. I provoke him. I wear things I know will test his iron control. Because I need to see the man behind the monster. He warns me that his restraint is the only thing keeping me alive. But when that restraint finally breaks, we don’t just cross the line... we burn the entire world down. We become a dangerous secret, soaked in blood and raw desire. The real threat isn’t rival families. It’s my own. To save me, he’ll have to betray the man who owns his loyalty: my father. Now Marco faces an impossible choice... protect the woman he’s claimed or honour the vows that will destroy them both.