Ember: A Mafia Romance (The Hunted Kingdom, 2)

She should hate him. She *does* hate him—and somehow, that's the most dangerous thing about Luca Fausti.

When fate drops enemies into the same burning building, survival becomes the only alliance that matters. For years, she's existed on the opposite side of an invisible war, watching the Fausti empire consume everything in its path—including the life she once knew. Now she's trapped inside his world, close enough to see the man behind the monster, and that's a problem she never anticipated.

Because monsters aren't supposed to have quiet moments. They aren't supposed to notice when you're cold, or speak low against your ear like a secret meant only for you. They aren't supposed to make you forget every reason you swore to bring them down.

Luca doesn't trust her—smart man. She's a liability, a loose thread, a threat he should have eliminated weeks ago. But he doesn't. And the space between his restraint and her resolve is charged with something neither of them can name without admitting everything they're risking.

In the Hunted Kingdom, love isn't a weakness. It's a weapon. The question is who pulls the trigger first.

*Ember* is a scorching, slow-burn mafia romance where the line between enemy and lover doesn't blur—it *ignites*. Once you cross it, there's no going back.