The Don’s Proposal by Nyla Lily

Breaking into Santino Bertelli’s office was supposed to be my redemption—a chance to prove myself to a family that’s never truly seen me as one of their own. My brother’s ultimatum was simple: bring back dirt on Santino, or don’t bother coming home.

The man himself catches me red-handed going through his office.

He’s furious when he hears my last name, his dark eyes promising retribution. I brace for the worst, but instead of killing me, he does something I never saw coming.

He keeps me—for his own ultimatum. To kill my brother.

Now I’m trapped in the lion’s den, held captive by a man as ruthless as he is magnetic. He says I belong to him now, and the terrifying part? A twisted, reckless part of me wants to believe him.

Once he starts offering a life I could only dream of, I fight between leaving those who share my last name, and joining the man who wants to give me his.