Savage Captive: a Dark Italian Mafia Romance

He kidnapped me for ransom. My father called me worthless. Now the killer who prays wants to keep me forever.DANTEThey call me Il Peccato—The Sin. The Rossi family enforcer with forty-one kills and a rosary stained in blood. I torture men while whispering Hail Marys. I’m a weapon wrapped in prayers. A monster who believes in God.Kidnapping Luca Vitale was supposed to be simple. Hold Giuseppe Vitale’s son for five million. Collect the ransom. Return him. Move on.Except his father refused to pay.”Keep him. He’s worthless.”I should have killed him. Made him number forty-two. Instead, I gave him something no captive ever gets: choice.He chose to stay.Now I’m falling for the man I was supposed to destroy. The sharp-tongued, intelligent captive who sees past my kills to the human underneath. Who makes me believe redemption is possible for a man like me.But my father loved my mother so obsessively he strangled her when she tried to leave. What if I’m the same? What if loving Luca means destroying him?LUCAGiuseppe Vitale called me worthless my entire life. The disappointing son. Marco’s backup. The one who wasn’t violent enough, ruthless enough, Vitale enough.When he refused my ransom, it didn’t surprise me. It confirmed everything.But Dante Rossi surprised me.Il Peccato. The killer with forty-one bodies and prayers for each one. The enforcer who gave me freedom instead of chains. Choice instead of orders. Respect instead of contempt.He’s terrified he’ll become his father—a man who loved so violently he destroyed everything he touched. But I see what Dante doesn’t: asking for consent isn’t abuse. Giving me choice isn’t control. Loving me despite his fear isn’t obsession.Dante Rossi isn’t the monster he believes he is. He’s a man fighting desperately to be good in a world designed to make him evil.And I’m going to prove that love doesn’t destroy. It saves.Even if the mafia war my brother just declared costs us everything.SAVAGE CAPTIVE is a scorching dark MM mafia romance featuring captive falls for captor, forced proximity to love, morally gray antihero with redemption arc, Italian organized crime setting, religious symbolism and faith crisis, touch him and die possessiveness, mafia violence and war, found family bonds, emotional trauma healing, and guaranteed happily ever after.Perfect for fans of RuNyx, Danielle Lori, and intense dark romance with heart.This is a complete standalone with no cliffhanger. Contains mature themes including graphic violence, kidnapping and captivity, mafia warfare, PTSD and trauma recovery, death of side characters, and explicit sexual content between men. Full content warnings in book’s front matter. Intended for readers 18+.