Cruel King by R.G. Angel

Matteo:
I’m the mafia heartless king, the most powerful and feared man in the Cosa Nostra.
I made a vow to protect her from danger even if it meant protecting her from me.
Elena was my best-kept secret, my flutter of conscience, the only proof I once had a heart.
I’m Matteo Genovese, I kneel for no one, but she can make me quiver.
Now she is back in my life, and I vow to make her mine whether she likes it or not.

Elena:
I was a daughter, a friend, a dog mom, and a professional geek until I lost everything. My whole story, my whole life destroyed in just a breath.
Now I’m on the run, hiding from a danger I know nothing about just because I was born a shameful secret…because I was a curse.
Suddenly he is back in my life, the monster who broke my heart, the man who caused most of my battle scars.
He wants me, wants what I bring him, but I’m not the same Elena he knew.
The sweet, caring girl he once knew is dead, killed by the arrow he shot.
Bring on the fight, Matteo. I’m ready for you.