The Mafia Boss's Sweet Secret

Cherese Nortje Romance

When kind-hearted Lily Evansong, a young and aspiring artist living in New York, stumbles upon a brutal murder in a dark alley, her perfect and safe world is shattered. The man responsible- Alessio 'Bloodrose' Valentini, a ruthless and untouchable crime boss- gives her a chilling choice after catching up with her: accept his protection in return for her silence and loyalty, or risk becoming collateral damage in a world she doesn't understand.
Drawn into Alessios's dangerous, but seductive orbit, Lily finds herself torn between fear and fascination. Beneath Alessio's hardened exterior, she glimpses a man who carries the weight of his sins and his past, a man who, against all reason and logic, seems to want to protect her. As whispers of her existence reaches Alessio's enemies, she becomes a target, forcing him to confront the one thing he never expected. His growing feelings for her. But Lily has secrets of her own. She's seeking revenge for the senseless Mafia murders of her parents, and she's not afraid to play dirty to get it either. She wants someone to pay - Alessio seems like a fine choice. As Lily begins to see a different side to Alessio, she begins falling for him - hard. And she's not sure if her desire for revenge is greater than her love for Alessio anymore. Before too long, Alessio proposes, and Lily falls pregnant. When the truth of her betrayal is revealed, Alessio has a very difficult choice to make: Will he stay the man he so desperately wants to be, or will he become the monster the world constantly needs him to be. And for the first time since he met Lily, Alessio begins to fear that he must protect himself and his heart from her.
With war waging in the shadows and enemies willing to do whatever it takes to see Alessio fall, he must decide: will he sacrifice everything he spent his entire life protecting to keep Lily and their child safe, even if it means becoming the monster she believes him not to be? Or will he let them go, knowing they will never be safe in his world?
Lily is forced to confront her own past. Will she be able to accept the fact that a part of her is drawn to the dark and dangerous side of Alessio and his world? Will she be strong enough to stand by his side? Or will she turn her back and run? In a world where love is a weakness and betrayal is inevitable, can their bond survive the darkness closing in?

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