Seduction of the Patriarch by Zoe Blake

With a single gunshot, she brings the violent secrets of my buried past into the present.
She may not have pulled the trigger, but she still has blood on her hands.
And I know some very creative ways to make her pay for it.
I am as ruthless as my Cavalieri ancestors, who forged our powerful family legacy.
But no fortune is built without spilling blood.
I earn a reputation as a dangerous man to cross and make enemies along the way.
So to protect those I love, I hand over the mantle of patriarch to my brother and move to northern Italy.
For years, I stay in the shadows…
Then a vindictive mafia syndicate attacks my family.
Now nothing will prevent me from seeking vengeance on those responsible.
And I don’t give a damn who I hurt in the process including her.
Whether it takes seduction, punishment, or both, I intend to manipulate her as a means to an end.
Yet, the more my little kitten shows her claws, the more I want to make her purr.
My plan is to coerce her into helping me topple the mafia syndicate, and then retreat into the shadows.
But if she keeps fighting me… I might just have to take her with me.