Pampered By The Rival Mafia Boss

Ten years ago, I saved the life of New York’s most dangerous mob boss with a sewing kit. I gave Ethan Reed my youth, my loyalty, and my heart.

But the moment his ex-girlfriend Chloe returned, I became disposable.

It didn't matter that she had abandoned him. It didn't matter that she poisoned me, killing the unborn child Ethan didn't even know we had.

When Chloe needed a kidney transplant due to her drug abuse, Ethan didn't protect me. He strapped me to a gurney.

"It's just one kidney, Ava. You owe me."

He harvested my organ to save the woman who murdered his heir. And when he was done, he decided I was a loose end.

He dragged me to the edge of a bridge in the pouring rain.

"This is how it ends," he said, his eyes devoid of love. "A tragic suicide."

He pushed me into the freezing water, watching me drown to secure his happy ending.

He thought I was dead. He thought the canary had sung its last song.

But he forgot one thing. I was the chemist who built his empire.

When his greatest rival pulled me out of the river, I didn't pray for salvation. I prayed for revenge.

Three months later, I walked into his charity gala on the arm of his enemy, wearing a white suit and a smile sharp enough to cut glass.

Ethan dropped to his knees when he saw me.

But I wasn't there to forgive him. I was there to burn his house down.