The Devil's Bargain - Arden Veycroft

The Devil's Bargain

She ran from one monster... and made a deal with another.

Madeline was supposed to become property-the obedient bride of a ruthless cartel heir in a brutal arranged marriage designed to seal an alliance in blood. But Maddie refuses to be owned. Armed with nothing but an unloaded gun and raw desperation, she escapes into the dangerous streets of Guatemala City, determined to choose her own fate-or die trying.

She doesn't expect to collide with Giancarlo.

Exiled from the Italian mafia for defying orders and refusing a political marriage, Giancarlo lives in the shadows between crime syndicates and unfinished vendettas. Cold. Calculated. Untouchable. Until a furious, trembling woman presses a gun to his chest and demands his help.

He should walk away. Instead, he makes her an offer. Marriage.

A strategic union. A shield against the cartel hunting her. A solution to his own enemies circling like wolves. No promises. No illusions. No love.

But forced proximity has consequences.

In a world of cartel violence, mafia politics, dangerous secrets, and blood-soaked loyalty, their fake marriage begins to blur into something far more volatile. The tension ignites. The anger turns intoxicating. And the devil she bargained with might be the only man ruthless enough to protect her... and possess her.

What starts as a marriage of convenience becomes a dark romance filled with obsession, power, and explosive desire. And in the underworld, love is the most dangerous gamble of all.