Destructive King

A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series....When you awaken in the mornings hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. - Mary Elizabeth FyreIm sorry for your loss. I would rather be tortured for an eternity than hear those damn words from one more person as if Claire my dead fiancé was a cell phone or car keys.How about Im sorry your life is over.Im sorry you want to die too.Im sorry you see her in your dreams and wake up only to relive the nightmare.Im supposed to be the strongest of them all. Ash Abandonato ruler assassin made man brother friend-instead I hurt everyone I touch in hopes that theyll feel even a sliver of the pain that bears down on my shoulders.I didnt lose.It was taken from me.And its all her fault Annie Smith.I daydream about her death.And then I close my eyes and I see her soft smile. I feel her touch her kiss-it was a mistake what we did that night but I cant take it back and now shes under my fathers protection-my protection.My worst enemy.The woman Im the most attracted to.I cant decide if I want to strangle her or kiss her and now that shes stuck in my life my only goal is to make her feel the same loss I do and destroy her in the process.Ill trick her with my touch.Seduce her with my kiss.And in the end when my enemy is at her most vulnerable-Ill bring down an entire Empire and continue my reign as King.Bow down Ill say as I bring the Five Families to their knees.Blood in.Never out.Damned.