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.