Seven years ago, Isabella Moretti walked away from the only man who ever truly saw her.She never expected to see him again.Now, Isabella has built an empire of her own—one forged through ambition, discipline, and a refusal to belong to anyone but herself. But the Moretti name carries a legacy of power, debt, and enemies, and when duty draws her back into the world she fought to escape, she finds the one man she never managed to forget waiting for her.Dante Belladonna.Seven years have changed him. He is harder now. More controlled. More dangerous. And beneath the ruthless power he has built, he still carries the wound of the woman who left him without explanation.Their reunion is anything but simple.What remains between them is older than resentment and far more dangerous than desire. Every encounter threatens to expose what they both tried to bury—and neither can afford to surrender control.Because someone is moving against both their families.As murder, betrayal, and a hidden struggle for power begin to unravel the foundations of their world, Isabella and Dante are forced into an alliance neither of them can fully trust. The closer they come to the truth, the more dangerous their enemies become—and the more impossible it is to deny the bond that survived seven years apart.In their world, love can be exploited.Loyalty can be bought.And blood always demands a price.Dante is determined to protect Isabella, even if it costs him everything.Isabella has spent her life refusing to be possessed, controlled, or defined by the men who came before her.But when the people they trusted most become their greatest threat, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice—and whether the empire they inherited is worth losing the one thing neither of them ever truly stopped wanting.Blood Bound: The Belladonna Syndicate is a dark mafia romance of forbidden love, ruthless power, family secrets, betrayal, and a second chance at a love that refused to die. Read more