The Mafia Lord or His Brother: A tale of power, betrayal, and forbidden love

Mika Varela was born into the ruthless world of the mafia. After her parents’ brutal assassination, she and her brothers fought to keep the Varela syndicate from crumbling. But with enemies closing in and their influence weakening, Cassian Varela, the eldest, makes a desperate move, he arranges for Mika to marry into the Devereux family, sealing an alliance with their fiercest rivals.

Cassian Devereux is everything she expects, dangerous, possessive, and entirely uninterested in love. To him, Mika is a business transaction, a trophy to parade in his world of power and bloodshed. But she refuses to be a pawn, determined to carve out her own control in a life dictated by men who see her as nothing more than a bargaining chip.

Then she meets Lucian Devereux.

Cold, calculated, and impossibly magnetic, Lucian is Cassian’s older brother and the true mastermind behind the Devereux empire. Where Cassian is reckless, Lucian is controlled. Where Cassian dominates, Lucian watches and when he watches Laila, he sees more than he should. Their attraction is undeniable, forbidden, and utterly disastrous.

When stolen glances turn into reckless nights, Mika finds herself caught between duty and desire, trapped in a game where one wrong move means death. But someone is watching. A hidden enemy who knows her darkest secret. A threat that could destroy everything her family, her marriage, and the only man she’s ever truly wanted.

As the walls close in, Mika must decide: Does she play the role her brother forced upon her, or does she risk everything for the one man she was never meant to love?

Because in Hollowford, betrayal is a currency, and love is the most dangerous gamble of all.