Contract With the Devil

Marlowe knows what a dangerous signature can cost. This one could save her brother.
For years, she has quietly kept copies of property deals that do not add up. Now someone knows about the files, her father’s debt has become leverage, and the life she has fought to build for fifteen-year-old Teddy is no longer safe.
Dario Serafino offers a solution with a ring attached: marry him, accept his protection, and step inside the world she has spent her life avoiding.
Marlowe negotiates for an exit. She does not bargain for the man who notices what she leaves unsaid, or for the nights when his guarded house begins to feel like somewhere she could belong. Dario understands debts, threats and obedience. Wanting a woman who can leave him is something else entirely.
But the secrets that brought them together are still dangerous, and every new act of protection tightens his hold. To trust her husband, Marlowe must discover whether he can keep her safe without deciding her life for her.