Devil's Tulip: Nightshades, Book 2

Running from one monster only leads Gianna Cabello straight into the arms of another—except this one has no intention of letting her go.

After years trapped under her family's ruthless control, Gianna finally breaks free from an arranged marriage to a brutal mafia underboss. Her escape lasts exactly as long as it takes for Michael Hart to find her. Billionaire tech mogul. Mafia king. The man they call the Mad Hatter—and not because he's eccentric. Because he's genuinely, dangerously unhinged.

Michael could hand her over. Instead, he offers her something far more unsettling: marry him, and no one touches her. Ever.

It sounds like salvation. It feels like a trap.

In this dark contemporary romance, Gianna tells herself she's surviving—making the calculated choice to trade one forced marriage for another. But Michael isn't interested in a transaction. He's interested in *her*, in ways that blur every boundary she's tried to draw. Possessive doesn't begin to cover it. He dismantles her defenses with terrifying patience, and the worst part isn't his obsession.

The worst part is that she's starting to want it.

Gianna came to him desperate for protection, but Michael's true intentions run far deeper than keeping her safe. He wants to own every piece of her—and he has all the power, all the resources, and all the patience in the world to make that happen.

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