He was sent to recover the evidence.
He was never supposed to care who carried it.
Sofia Caruso is a forensic accountant trained to find the inconsistencies other people miss. When she uncovers financial records tied to one of Italy’s most dangerous criminal networks, she becomes a liability that powerful men can’t afford to leave alive.
Marco De Luca is the man they send to handle liabilities.
Cold. Controlled. Methodical.
A man who has spent his entire life surviving through discipline and silence.
His assignment is simple: retrieve the files, contain the risk, and make sure Sofia disappears before the damage spreads.
But Sofia refuses to behave like a victim.
She watches.
She calculates.
She notices things she shouldn’t notice — including the small fractures in the man assigned to destroy her.
Hidden away in an isolated safe house deep in the northern hills of Italy, what begins as captivity slowly transforms into something far more dangerous: obsession, trust, and a connection neither of them can fully control.
Because the deeper Sofia digs into the truth, the more she realizes the greatest threat may not be the criminal empire hunting her.
It may be the man protecting her from it.
WICKED MERCY is a dark mafia romance featuring slow-burn tension, psychological obsession, morally gray characters, emotional intensity, and a fiercely intelligent heroine.
Perfect for readers who love:
Dark mafia romance
Slow-burn obsession
Morally gray heroes
Psychological tension
Captive/proximity dynamics
Intelligent heroines
Cinematic emotional storytelling
Warning: This novel contains mature themes, violence, emotional manipulation, criminal activity, and explicit content intended for adult readers.
