Tormented Oath

She’s not my wife. Yet.
But she will be.
And the heir growing in her belly will be my little king.
Fourteen years ago, Ava D’Amato kissed me like I was her future—
Then vanished into the dead of the night.
I searched for her. She haunted me.
But when I stopped hoping, I started building—
An empire carved from Chicago’s shadows.
Then her ghost walked into my club with red stilettos and a fake name—
Working for my enemy.
Looking at me like I’m a stranger.
She doesn’t think I recognize her.
And she sure as hell doesn’t realize what I’ll do to keep her this time.
I drag her into my penthouse.
Into my bed.
Into a marriage she never agreed to.
She thinks she’s playing me.
Thinks I’m just another “job.”
But Ava’s about to learn—I’m the king of this city.
And she’s mine.
When I find out the truth—why she came back, who sent her…
I’ll make them regret it.
And when I learn she’s pregnant?
I’ll bury every lie she told—right beside my enemy.