A rose from the dark

He ruled the underworld with bloodied fists and a silent vow. But she made him believe he still had a heart.



By day, Adrian Moretti is a powerful mafia boss feared by criminals and politicians alike. By night, he disappears into underground bare-knuckle fights, exchanging bruises for the silence his empire never allows him. Violence is the only way he knows how to feel anything—until her.



Raye Sinclair is just a bartender. Or so everyone thinks. She keeps her head down, works the night shifts, and pretends the world outside the bar doesn’t exist. Her boyfriend is toxic, her dreams are fading, and she’s surviving, not living.



But every Wednesday and Friday, a man in black walks in. Same seat. Same beer. No small talk. He tips well. He leaves a single black rose.



She doesn’t know his name.



He doesn’t need her to.



He's already in love with her.