They’ll protect me… if they don’t break me first.

I refuse to be a disposable pawn in my father’s underworld dealings. If that means heading out in the middle of the night to get as far away as I can from my mafia family, so be it. I have everything planned, and it’s all going perfectly… right up until the point where they catch me.

Angelo. Scary, domineering, the bruiser. If he wants me, he’s not going to stop until he gets me — any way he has to. Saint tries to be the “nice guy,” but he’s got a filthy little habit of touching me when I’m sleeping, when I’m helpless. And Victor? He’s the most terrifying one of all, the brains behind the brawn, with a cold composure I’m desperate to crack. If I can get to him, the others will fall in line — but what if he gets to me first?

They promise to protect me as long as I do what I’m told, but just how far will I have to go — and how much of me will splinter in the process?

Note: This work contains extremely dark themes with triggering content. The men are irredeemable, terrible people who do terrible things and do not respect Lucia’s boundaries. (As in, boundaries? What are boundaries?) Read at your own discretion. 

Am I their partner… or their pet?

Victor promised me that I’d be one of the team. That I’ll stand at his side, helping him mastermind my father’s demise. I’ll direct Saint to finding our enemies, and I’ll tell Angelo when to pull the trigger.

So why does it feel like they’re humoring me? Why is every single victory only followed by another humiliation? I need to prove to them that I’m important to their operation. I need to prove that I’m not expendable.

I need them to need me, or else I might end up shattered in pieces so small, there’s no way to put me back together.

Can I trust them not to shatter me all over again?

I left Angelo, Saint, and Victor, only to land squarely in the hands of Emilio Pavone, a man who makes the three of them look like playful puppies.

As much as I want to never see them again, I’ll need their help if I want to avoid the wedding and free myself and my family. The only problem is I don’t know if I can trust them. Angelo still manhandles me, Saint has made it clear he wants me unconscious–and Victor is playing with all of our lives.

The wedding is fast approaching, and I need to make the most important decision of my life:

Pavone and his open cruelty, or the three men who nearly destroyed me.

Can I trust them not to shatter me all over again?

I left Angelo, Saint, and Victor, only to land squarely in the hands of Emilio Pavone, a man who makes the three of them look like playful puppies.

As much as I want to never see them again, I’ll need their help if I want to avoid the wedding and free myself and my family. The only problem is I don’t know if I can trust them. Angelo still manhandles me, Saint has made it clear he wants me unconscious–and Victor is playing with all of our lives.

The wedding is fast approaching, and I need to make the most important decision of my life:

Pavone and his open cruelty, or the three men who nearly destroyed me.

Am I their partner… or their pet?

Victor promised me that I’d be one of the team. That I’ll stand at his side, helping him mastermind my father’s demise. I’ll direct Saint to finding our enemies, and I’ll tell Angelo when to pull the trigger.

So why does it feel like they’re humoring me? Why is every single victory only followed by another humiliation? I need to prove to them that I’m important to their operation. I need to prove that I’m not expendable.

I need them to need me, or else I might end up shattered in pieces so small, there’s no way to put me back together.

They’ll protect me… if they don’t break me first.

I refuse to be a disposable pawn in my father’s underworld dealings. If that means heading out in the middle of the night to get as far away as I can from my mafia family, so be it. I have everything planned, and it’s all going perfectly… right up until the point where they catch me.

Angelo. Scary, domineering, the bruiser. If he wants me, he’s not going to stop until he gets me — any way he has to. Saint tries to be the “nice guy,” but he’s got a filthy little habit of touching me when I’m sleeping, when I’m helpless. And Victor? He’s the most terrifying one of all, the brains behind the brawn, with a cold composure I’m desperate to crack. If I can get to him, the others will fall in line — but what if he gets to me first?

They promise to protect me as long as I do what I’m told, but just how far will I have to go — and how much of me will splinter in the process?

Note: This work contains extremely dark themes with triggering content. The men are irredeemable, terrible people who do terrible things and do not respect Lucia’s boundaries. (As in, boundaries? What are boundaries?) Read at your own discretion. 

I always wanted to be a mother. I just never expected the father to be a mafia man, let alone three of them.

This pregnancy has made Giulio, Damien, and Slayer even more obsessed with me. Damien’s eyes hunger every time he sees my pregnant belly. Slayer’s hinting that he wants to spend even more time with us. And Giulio goes from affectionate to horrifying at the drop of a dime.

My own feelings for them are confusing and overwhelming. How can I possibly care for these monsters who stole me away from my life?

One thing is certain though: they will leave a bloody trail behind if anybody so much as threatens to take me away from them.

Note: Keeping Vanessa is the final book in the Breeding Vanessa trilogy. Vanessa gives birth approximately halfway through the book, and the guys will deal with fatherhood and mafia politics alike. It is NOT a standalone.This work contains extremely dark themes with potentially triggering content, including torture. 

They want a broodmare. I want out.

I’ve never wanted anything to do with the mafia life. I was going to get my degree and get out. But thanks to mafia warring, I’m now being held hostage by one of the largest criminal empires.

Giulio Pavone is as personable as he is cruel, treating women like nothing more than product to be sold. Damien Rossi’s faux gentle touch makes my skin crawl. Slayer has made no secret how much he wants to see my tears.

And above all, they want to forcibly use me to continue the Pavone family line. I’m nothing but a broodmare to them. I know if I get pregnant, my chance of escape becomes next to nothing.

I have to get out. I have to stay strong. I can’t become one of the broken girls they sell at their seedy clubs.

Note: This work contains extremely dark themes with potentially triggering content, including forced pregnancy. Read at your own discretion. Though this book picks up where Loving Lucia left off for Vanessa’s story, it is not necessary to read the Spoils of Victory trilogy before diving into the Breeding Contempt trilogy.