Hey Mergers!

There is one thing the Valentinos value above all else, and that's family. So what happens when that same family is threatened by the one person you love most in the world?

Here's a little snippet of what's to come when enemies become lovers and then enemies again.

HER DARK OBSESSION:

“You really think your family could take down mine?” My arms fold across my chest, and I sit my ass on the table. He can keep pointing the gun at me. He’s not shooting me. “The Valentinos built this city before the O’Malleys even crawled out of whatever whiskey-soaked gutter you came from.”

Connor shakes his head. He narrows his eyes and his brows furrow.

Guess he didn’t like the insult. Tough, because there are plenty more where that came from.

“You mean the Valentinos bribed, bled, and backstabbed their way through the cracks in someone else’s empire,” he shoots back. He takes a step towards me, stopping when he’s pressed between my open legs. “The O’Malleys? We earned our territory. We held it. And we didn’t have to hide behind gold fences and Gucci suits to do it.”

I laugh. It’s true. We are flasher. And it’s not because Irish don’t have the means. His cousin drives a Ferrari. They can be flashy. Most of them choose not to be. Me? I’m not ashamed of liking the finer things in life. “Please. Your grandfather ran protection rackets for the Russians back in Boston, Connor. My grandfather made senators kneel.”

“You think that makes you royalty?” The barrel of the gun presses into the side of my head. “It makes you a target. It always has and it always will.”

“Then pull the trigger already,” I dare him. And judging by the look on his face, he’s either going to kiss me or shoot me right now.

COPYRIGHT KYLIE KENT 2025 (unedited and subject to change)

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XOXO,

Kylie