The Beast Who Bought Me

Clemenza Family #1

by Leighton Greene

I used to be a mafia prince. Now I'm marked as prey.

Someone is systematically eliminating my Family bloodline, and I'm the last heir standing.

No money.
No allies.
No way out…except one.

An underground auction where the wealthy and the wicked bid on desperate, untouched men like me.

I expect to be sold to a stranger. Used and discarded.

Instead, I'm bought by a man with a two-decades-long vendetta against my dead father. A beast who drops ten million dollars to own me, then drags me home to a prison he built just for me.

He wants vengeance. He wants to break me. But I'm not as easy to break as he expects.
And when danger follows me into his territory, he becomes something I never expected.

A protector.
A possessor.
He keeps me safe, even while he keeps me caged.

I’m starting to think the most dangerous thing isn’t being owned by him.

It’s wanting him to keep me...


The Beast Who Bought Me is book 1 of an ongoing-couple trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. Expect dark dealings, obsession, possessiveness, toxic dynamics, and all the red flags. These antiheroes will earn their happily ever after, but they'll fight hard to get there.

Content guidance can be found on the author's website.

Genres: M M Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Dark, Dark Romance, Forced Proximity, Romance, Crime

376 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 27, 2026

About the author

Leighton Greene has been writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pencil. Her first book was a choose-your-own-adventure style book about deciding what to eat for breakfast. It didn't shake the New York Times bestseller list, but she still has a copy of it.

After spending some time writing in academia, fanfiction and corporate reporting, Leighton decided she should probably do what she actually wanted to do, which was to write commercial fiction. So she did. She writes gay romance and, when the mood strikes, erotica as L.J. Greene.

Leighton lives with her partner and her cockatiel on the east coast of Australia.

(Source: Amazon.com)

Reviews

[Astra]

My life has been piling up against me lately so it has been very hard to find some reading time. But I did it!!
I finally got to finish this book.

Caligula is the prince to a powerful mafia family which used to rule the streets of New York with an iron fist. Until some shadowed assassin melted seamlessly into the fray and began to pick them off one by one, leaving Caligula alone with no other choice but to sell himself for protection.

This harsh path leads him into the rough hands of a man named Damiano, enforcer of a wealthy crime family who has worked himself up from mere dust. He holds a very deadly grudge against Caligula’s father and has been crafting his revenge for years. The last piece to his brilliant, wicked plan, is none other than the son of the very man who murdered his father. The sly, lonely boy who he finds at an auction, ready to give anything for protection, even if it means he may lose himself in the process.

The relationship between Caligula and Damiano is very messy, toxic, and obsessive. There are definitely moments where gentleness can be seen slipping through the cracks. But the author did a good job with laying down the base layer that this kind of love is not sweet like honey but rather as bitter and powerful as poison.

The writing was well done and the hidden world of glittering wealth was nicely established. I would also like to give a shout out to Jesse Foster, he’s a side character who lives within a gilded life of pleasure while under the thumb of his master. He has the golden, irritating tongue of a sharp witted fox and everything he does is to solely benefit himself. He was a very interesting character and it seemed like he had witnessed the world's cruelty and chose to mold himself around the jagged edges. I really hope we see him again.

However, this is the first book to a series and no other installments have been released, so I’m currently battling an awful cliffhanger!!

[Kiandra 🦋]

NOOOOOO, book two isnt out yet 😭

[Dani]

So it took me a while to get into this one, because after seven Morelli Family books and a few mentions in the Castellani series, Clemenza = bad 😂😂 This series actually looks like it's going to be consistently dark though, which I'm a fan of because the Morelli's were actually pretty tame and the Castellani's leashed Julian so things didn't get as dark as they could have.

I actually did end up liking Caligula and Damiano together though, weirdly! I didn't particularly like the ending because Caligula is supposed to be intelligent... But, ok, be a stubborn, impulsive brat! I'm just waiting on Dami to realise he's actually full blown in love and has been for a while. He might think it's about vengeance but the commitment he's already shown to Caligula is above and beyond what any other couple in this story world have done!

The found family that Dami has is definitely an interesting one and I'm curious to see how that develops going forward. I have suspicions about Sammy though.

I also have QUESTIONS.... Where did Dami get all his money? How did Caligula forget he had cousins? Why isn't Teddy sneaking out extensive family trees of Families 😂😂

Looking forward to seeing what happens next for these two idiots!

[bunny]

yuhhhh give me that dark mafia man

Caligula is the last of the Clemenza family that have been slowly picked out by secret opposition. He has no chose but to turn to the dark underground world and sell himself to the highest bidder.

This could have gone wrong so quick but alas his secret stalker bids on him and wins! Don’t be fooled though his secret stalker is none other than the enforcer for the Guilianos and has 21 year beef with the Clemenzas.

Yum, this is enemies-to-slightly more civil can there be hope-right back to fully fucking enemies I’m going to kill his ass. So prepare for that.

The cliffhanger 😤😩 thank god the second book is it out cause I would have been unwellllll

[Latty|The Creative]

OMG! I should've known better than to doubt Leighton because, as much as I was enjoying the story and its development, it felt more Romantasy compared to the other books. I realized it was the heavy politics, the system of betrayal, and conspiracy that I was missing.

I mean, when you've gone through what I've gone through with the Morellis and the Castellanis, that rush of war, violence, protection, and love from Damiano and Caligula felt more on the lighter side because this wasn't about the Clemenzas, per se, like I'm used to. I got the impression of two broken sons with their own agendas falling for each other.

BUT, like I said, I should've never doubted Leighton BECAUSE this is exactly why I'm OBSESSED with her mafia books! I didn't even realize this was a slow burn until the very end of the book, lol.

My goodness, the Clemenzas have always been scum in my eyes, but Caligula isn't like his family, and chiiiiiiile, I'm sooo looking forward to seeing where this will go.

Will the Clemenzas get a redemption arc and rise from the ashes? What happens next with Caligula? And Damiano, will he act on his revenge or follow what his heart is leading him to? Then again, he has bigger fish to fry, like explaining his shenanigans to Big Gee, especially Seb.

Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!

I think I'm rambling about my excitement for the story and not actually reviewing it properly, but what can I say? Leighton Greene tends to bring out my inner rambling queen because her stories are so well-written and developed that I can't help but ramble on.

The Clemenza Series is off to a marvelous start, and I look forward to what happens next.

[bambino doe]

Rating: 4⭐️
Format: 🎧
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.75

Bring back mafia romance now!! The way I wasn’t aware it was a trilogy and now must suffer for the next fix🥲.

[Audiobook S1ut]

2nd re-listen in 6 months. I LOVED IT. I'm a sucker for a queer Beauty and the Beast retelling, I eat that shit up, and this was executed so very fucking well. I loved the writing, the pacing and the structure of the plot. Very, VERY well done queer dark romance.

I've read a couple other series from this author, and while I loved them 4/5 stars, this series is definitely their best work. I'm already itching to read them again, can't wait for book 3!!

[Lynn]

He did damnit! Mafia Enforcer Damiano Orsino literally paid TEN MILLION dollars to own Caligula Clemenza, the last unexpected heir of the Clemenza Mafia Crime Family, for one whole year!

The Contract says that Orsini can't kill him, and that Caligula will get the money after the time is up. Caligula doesn't really have a choice because Orsini isn't the only one that wants him, but he doesn't know who the others are, why or what for. What he doesn't know is that Orsini's plans are a lot more sinister than killing him, and he has put a lot of preparation work into them.

CALIGULA is the last known Grandson of the Clemenza Don since he recently found the body of his murdered Cousin and just managed to escape with his own life, thanks to a stranger. His whole family; biological and pledged have been executed or removed.

He is a 21 year old virgin. He has bronze/blonde hair, honey eyes, and not meant to step into the role of a Mafia player. He was raised to be wealthy and sophisticated, to know about the Business and be Loyal but not on the Inside. Nobody wants to help a wanted man, with no money and no power. There is talk of Clemenza loyalists somewhere but are they even real. This winning bidder, the Stranger who previously saved him, is his only option.

ORSINI is the Enforcer for another Family. He is older. A man built for violence and intimidated, with scars and tattoos all over his body. A gay man on the Down Low who has all the sophistication of new, dirty money, and cares little about that. He does care about what he has in store for "the Clemenza" in the next 12 months.

I love Greene's books because I know that the plot will always be as exciting as the Spice. Infact her books would stand as thrilling on their own without the spice, that is how well plotted they are, and how well written.
However, that spice is imaginative, and written with perfect detail over several pages. The suspicion, hate, desire for vengeance and necessary dependency come up against inconvenient mutual sexual attraction. What develops is sympathy, gratitude, and anticipation but they can't get distracted from the original reasons that brought them together.

Some of these reasons lay in the past, and both characters have backstories that are slowly revealed but cannot be forgotten.

The supporting characters are so well developed and really come alive in the mind of the reader. They also allow additional parts of the two MMC to be shown, for better or worse. There are found family, traitorous acquintances, hurt love rivals, fair-weather friends and more than a few surprise guests.

The world building of secret basement nightclubs, glamorous galas, seedy offices, cold docks with dark warehouses and THAT house are so richly drawn and sensually evocative.

For those that are fans of Greene's previous two amazing Mafia series (The Morelli Family, and West Coast Mobsters) there are a couple of mentions to appease curiosity, but if you are not familiar then no prior knowledge is needed or even implied.

This is the first book in a Trilogy of the two MMC, which I always find worrisome because I fear that the story will lose pace, or become filled with irrelevancies but this one flew by in one sitting with enough cliffhangers to leave me frustrated in anticipation. This kind of 'edging' is not the kind I like from my spicy Mafia fiction Ms.Greene!

Best advice Dear Reader; take a month off work and read The Morellis, West Coast Mobsters and then this. Not because you need to, but because they are worlds I really want you to enjoy spending time in and you will be so very glad that you did.

[Mia S.]

Mafia MM

My first into mafia MM! Very spicy and loving Caligula but not jiving with the ending, totally wrong move and whhhhhhy a cliffhanger boo! Of course onto next!

[True Loveislovereview]

After his cousin was found dead, Caligula at twenty-one, was the only direct descendant left—the very last grandson of Don Louis Clemenza.
They want him dead, too. To stop running and to get out of this life, he auctioned himself with his virginity.

Twenty-one years of rage and now he got what he wanted. Damiano Orsini, the thirty-four-year-old, ruthless Enforcer of the Giuliano Crime Family, finally got him; Caligula Clemenza, son of his father’s killer! He will finally get his revenge!! He will break him.

‘I’m a Clemenza. We don’t submit. We don’t beg.’

What follows is super duper entertaining, with a lot of pining, cruelty, breaking spirits, manipulation, and action.
Other mafia families are involved and it’s all intriguing af!
The story ends with a big cliffhanger

[Daje1968]

2.5 stars

Sometimes I am simply in the mood for a mafia romance. Are they predictable? Yes. Clichéd? Obviously. Does following the hearts of a bunch of murderous criminals whose politics I would almost certainly find horrifying occasionally make me question my life choices? Sure. But sometimes you want what you want.

This one is the first in a series, book two is already out, and book three is coming, so I decided the best way to settle on my rating was to ask myself one question: after that cliffhanger, how badly do I want to immediately read book two?

The answer is: not fucking much.

I probably will get to it in a bit, because I didn’t dislike the MCs, their chemistry was decent, and the writing itself was perfectly competent. The pacing was mostly okay too, although there were stretches where I was very easily pulled away, which is generally my sign that things could use some tightening.

But man, that ending pissed me off.

[SPOILERS FROM HERE]

I’m not going to spell out what happens, but the author had the opportunity to create a cliffhanger based entirely on external circumstances and instead chose to make it hinge on an internal decision that made absolutely no sense based on the preceding 20% of the book. I hate that shit. A cliffhanger should make me desperate to find out what happens next, not make me want to sit the character down and say, “Excuse me, have you forgotten literally everything you were thinking and feeling twenty pages ago?”

And then there is the realism issue.

I KNOW. It’s MM mafia romance. Complaining that it’s unrealistic is like complaining that the dragons in your fantasy novel have an implausible wingspan. I understand the contract I signed.

But there are limits.

First of all: how does an enforcer have this much money?

This is not even the first mafia romance where I have found myself asking this question. Damiano throws around millions of dollars so casually that he would have to be, what, a billionaire? At minimum a several-hundred-millionaire?

I know the first rule of mafia romance is don’t audit the gangster, but can somebody please throw me a line about wise real estate investments? An inheritance? Crypto? He bought Nvidia in 2016? Anything.

Because otherwise I start doing math.

Okay, let’s say he gets $10,000 for every person he kills, which already seems high, but fine. And let’s say he kills three people a week, which seems like an exhausting workload and frankly terrible for work-life balance…

And STILL I cannot get him to “owns a giant brownstone fortress in Midtown Manhattan and casually spends millions” money.

Just tell me he bought Bitcoin early and LET ME REST.

The book also kept running into my other mafia-romance realism problem, which is that apparently these men have Wolverine’s healing factor.

Damiano is nursing a knife wound to the bicep and a freshly stitched wound near his shoulder blade after falling into a dumpster, and shortly thereafter he is picking Cal up and fucking him against a wall. Meanwhile I’m sitting there worried about the stitches. And the pain. And whether anyone gave this man a tetanus shot.

He’s nailing Cal’s prostate while holding him against the wall like it’s his job, and I’m thinking, someone should have given this man a pamphlet on proper wound care.

I’m not asking for complete realism, because complete realism would mean they don’t have sex for at least two weeks and when they finally do it’s tentative and somebody says, “Wait, no, that pulls on my stitches.” Nobody wants that. I just need enough plausibility that I am not so distracted by the physical impossibility of what they’re doing that it stops being remotely arousing.

There was also an action sequence near the end involving the Obelisk that crossed over from heightened mafia-romance ridiculousness into come on now. There is simply no way all of that happens and everyone makes it home afterward and carries on with a relatively normal evening until the shit hits the fan.

And finally, a much smaller but deeply important complaint: no self-respecting Italian is serving baked ziti as a secondo after carbonara as the primo. Pasta is manna from the heavens and deserves to be respected.

So: not terrible. I liked Damiano and Cal well enough, there was enough chemistry to keep me invested, and there is enough here that I’ll probably continue the series.

But not today.

I’m still mad at the cliffhanger.

[369Pages]

4⭐️
Caligula Clemenza maybe the last one in his line of a previously powerful mob, family, but he’s willing to do anything to survive and get revenge for his family. Un enforcer from arrival gang takes an especially intense interest in him and chasing him down. Yet, Damiano isn’t the only one who is chasing after Cal.

Cal decides that the only way that he’s going to be able to make it out alive and with enough money as if he sells himself at auction. Of course, I’m sure you can guess who the buyer is.

This book has:
- mafia MM romance
- captor / captive situation
- enemies to… not really lovers, but guys that have complicated feelings and have an intimate sexual relationship
- lusting after him without meaning to

I had no idea when I picked this up, but I’m fairly certain that this trilogy is actually a spinoff of another mafia series. I did feel that there was a lot of talk about different families that weren’t strongly introduced in this book, but I still feel like I understood 90% of what was going on. I definitely will go back and read the original series, but at this point, I am locked into this trilogy.

This is not a standalone book, it ends on a cliffhanger, and I’m pretty sure all three books in the trilogy follow the same couple. I did feel like the book did a good job with keeping the intensity up for the entire story. I also enjoyed the fact that these characters, despite definitely having an explosive sex life, aren’t just suddenly falling in love with each other and acting all lovey-dovey. I love the distrust and angst that comes with the mafia genre and I was happy that this book delivered on that.

One thing I will say about the writing style is that it is sometimes a little bit repetitive in certain aspects. However, it is mostly really easy to follow and I thought the spicy scenes were really good. One thing that did annoy me is that when we were reading from Dani’s POV, he referred to Cal as “the Clemenza” so many times that it started to get a little bit annoying. However, his nickname for Cal, “golden boy” was excellent and I did enjoy that one very much.

I still have a lot of questions and there are definitely some themes that were explored that we’re not concluded in this book that I really are explored in the next book. I’m definitely keen to pick it up and will be reading it next.

[Jooke]

3.5*

Intersting general story line that continues in the world of the Morelli family. Great chemistry between the 2 MC's and Damiano is a very intriguing character.
Though I really could have done without all the repetitions of how Dami waited 2 decades to have his revenge on Cal for his father's death and has every right to make Cal pay for his father's sins...

[Jen (thisbeereads)]

it’s ok. dami is a little tamer than i was expecting, a lot of bark and little bite. but might check out the next one.

[megan]

Juicy mafia romance 🤤 Woof! This book was perfection!! Action packed, full of snarky banter, messy mafia politics, and of course hot sex. Book 3 comes out in a month so instead of diving in to book 2 immediately like I desperately want to I think I’ll wait a week or two so everything stays fresh. If I had realised book 3 wasn’t out yet I would’ve waited because this is such a binge-able series and I’m so hooked. ❤️🤗

When all of Cal’s family starts getting picked off he knows he’s next. Out of options he opts to auction himself off and who buys him but the brute enforcer that blames his family for his father’s murder.


Auction
Captor/captive
Mafia Prince/Enforcer
Is it a punishment if I like it
A surprising amount of rimming
I hate you but I want you

[Luz Rivas]

This book had me hooked from the very beginning. Mafia, betrayal, obsession, revenge, and a dangerous man who definitely has some serious denial issues? Yes, please 😌🔥

Caligula immediately became someone I wanted to protect. Being the last heir of a destroyed family, surrounded by people who may or may not want him dead, made every interaction feel like a guessing game. I spent half the book wondering who was telling the truth and who was waiting for the perfect moment to stab him in the back 🐍

And then there is Damiano… oh, Damiano 😂 This man is the definition of “I don’t have feelings” while spending millions, plotting for years, and going completely feral over one person. Sir, denial is a river in Egypt, and you are drowning in it 🤭 The way he tries to convince himself that everything is about revenge while acting like the most possessive protector ever was both frustrating and incredibly entertaining.

I loved the tension between Damiano and Cal. Their dynamic is messy, intense, and full of red flags, exactly as promised, but underneath all the danger there is a fascinating connection developing. Cal is not the fragile victim Damiano expected, and watching him challenge the Beast was one of my favorite parts.

Of course, I cannot talk about this book without mentioning that ending 😭 The cliffhanger came out of nowhere and left me staring at the page like: “You cannot be serious.” I usually avoid starting unfinished trilogies because I do not have the emotional strength for this kind of suffering, but this book was too good to put down.

A dark, addictive mafia romance full of obsession, secrets, and characters making questionable decisions that somehow make you want more. Now I just need the next book immediately because I need to know what happens to my chaotic little prince and his terrifying Beast. 🖤👑

[Adam Brown]

I cannot emphasize enough that this is the best of the genre. Oh my god. And I don’t mean Mafia Romance. I mean MM Romance. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. I CANT WAIT FOR BOOK 2.

Now time to explore the author’s backlog and see whether this story just went crazy for my taste or if they’re all amazing like this.

reread 5/29 — even better the second time.

[Jenni]

3.5⭐️ This was my first book by this author, so I didn’t really know what to expect. Based on the blurb, I was expecting something much darker, but honestly, this was surprisingly tame. Damiano was giving very much all bark and no bite. But that’s okay. It was still a pretty good read, and by the end, I think the slightly lighter relationship worked in its favor. I also liked that this wasn’t overly dramatic, which books like this can sometimes be.

There were, however, a few things I couldn’t quite wrap my head around. Like, how does Damiano, as an enforcer, just have tens of millions lying around to spend?? 🤔 And if the Clemenza family is really that influential, how is Caligula in such bad state? Surely he’d have some personal wealth, his own bank account, or at least something to fall back on, even if his family has been hunted down. Of course, this is my first book by the author, so maybe there are explanations for some of this in the previous books that I’m completely missing.

Overall, this isn’t the best book I’ve read in terms of writing quality and plot but it’s certainly not the worst either. I’m just… pretty neutral about it. It didn’t really make me feel much. There’s a cliffhanger here, which is why I waited to read this one until the third book was closer to release. But somehow, I didn’t finish this thinking, “omg, I need the next one NOW!!”. That said, I definitely plan to keep reading, at least through the next book, and we’ll see where this goes from there. 👀

[Rosetta Celeste]

Damiano is really an amusing character. He acts so intense and threatening, but in reality, he doesn’t fully follow through with what he says. He keeps making big declarations about revenge and what he plans to do to Cal, yet when it actually comes down to it, he hesitates and ends up holding himself back. He keeps giving himself a lot of reasons not to hurt Cal, which makes him oddly entertaining to read.

On the other hand, I really like Cal. He’s clever and sharp, and I like how he fully embraces that dangerous, venomous side of his personality. He doesn’t try to act harmless, and it’s clear he knows exactly what he’s doing, which makes him really interesting to read.

Overall, if you’re looking for a mafia romance with a solid mix of plot, mystery, and romance, plus really good pacing, this book is definitely worth picking up.

[rinia]

these two. they’re so right for each other, they balance each other out so well.

unfortunately everyone is lying and it can only go downhill from here.

i don’t blame caligula for leaving because if i can’t trust you when you said you were protecting me but keeping secrets when i asked that we BOTH not lie…..yeah i’m gone!

killing grisha and knocking out the king….so suspicious…and sammy……MOVE ON!

[Ashley -Goldstarreads]

This is a great first book in the Clamenza story. Cal is the last remaining heir to the Clamenza family, but someone is hunting him. He is desperate, so he goes to an underground auction where one of the men that’s been hunting him buys him. He belongs to this beast for a year now. This is the first book of three and it’s dark and steamy. Well written. The narrator does a good job.

[Rage]

Saw an ad, clicked it. Got sucked into the most intense mafia book I’ve ever read. I regret not finding this book sooner. But now I’ll have to read the next book before the final one comes out soon.
🫠🫠🫠🫠

4/5

[yaishin]

i think this one's just a slight bit jeuvenile but i like it.

[♡ Midedoe ♡]

This was soo much better than I thought it would be!
Do I start book 2 now or save it for later?

[Jessica]

3,25 ⭐
This was fine, I loved the audiobook and I ended up really enjoying Cal as a character. Unsure if I want to continue the series as of right now though.

[Anne Brooke]

A fabulously dark, twisty & spicy 'Beauty & the Beast' romance that I just couldn't put down. I loved enforcer 'beast' Dami and his unexpected relationship with super-smart & super-posh down-on-his-luck Cal. Yes, Cal is a prisoner in Dami's house, but Dami isn't quite as in charge as he'd assumed he would be, and innocent Cal has a nice line in snark which helps him keep everything under control. Almost. Cal is the one with the brain & Dami has the brawn. The two of them create quite a series of disasters & crises across their mafia world, and are just utterly electric together! I also loved Dami's household set-up, particularly the wonderful Rosa. Yes, this one ends on a cliff-hanger (never my preferred choice for a story) but I've already bought the second in the series and am lining up the final one too. Recommended.

[Nicholas Cimato]

What a Ride! What a Cliffhanger!
This was an excellent read, the characters are well written and fully developed, from the MC’s to the supporting characters the storyline flows seamlessly. The writing is tight and the engaging, I was drawn in from page 1 and was oh so tempted to read the end to see the conclusion. I’m glad I exercised some patience and read it properly. The book ends on one heck of a nail-biter cliffhanger, setting the scene for book 2. I hope it is released soon as I NEED TO KNOW what happens with Dami and Caligula. My understanding is that this will be a 3 book series and I am in it for the long haul. Lately I have gravitated to the paranormal M/M universe, but I will put aside my dragons, vampires, and weres for these guys. I would set aside a full day or weekend to read cover to cover and immerse yourself in the dark underbelly of the NY mob scene.

[Emily]

3.5 stars

I had this book recommended to me several times so I finally gave it a go. It was a hair better than exactly what I expected thus the extra .5 star. Dami is motivated by revenge and Cal is motivated by trying not to get his ass killed. Truly a match made in heaven. I enjoyed Dami’s POV more than Cal’s. I felt like Dami evolved more than Cal’s. Cal seemed to always have the upper hand even if it didn’t look that way. I know it’s a trilogy so his arc might be stretched out longer. I’m gonna hold off on reading the second one until closer to the release date for the third one because I’m impatient 😁

Reread?: Maybe

[Ana Silva]

My original review is still the same, but I needed to add how much I enjoyed Michael Ferraiuolo’s narration. The story was already awesome but he made it a thousand times better!!!
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Another thrilling mafia story from Leighton Greene. This is book one of her new series, the Clemenza Family; which centers around Caligula Clemenza. Cal is running for his life after members of his family are being unalived.

In order to survive, he offers himself up for auction and plans to use the money to leave the city. What he doesn’t know is that the man that buys him has a vendetta against his family and will stop at nothing to get his revenge.

Damiano Orsini has waited two decades to avenge his father. He has been biding his time for the perfect moment to exact his revenge and when the opportunity comes sooner than expected, he can’t let it pass by.

As the Giuliano family’s enforcer, Damiano was explicitly warned not to do anything against Cal. But his hate for the man is what prompted him to outbid the competition and purchase Cal for his own.

The goal was to make Cal pay, the result was Damiano starting to fall for the enemy. Despite his need to make Cal suffer, Damiano can’t help his attraction to Cal.

But just when they seemed to have found a common ground, Cal finds out a truth that changes everything. Whatever little progress they made was squashed by Damiano’s words.

Now Cal is back to square one but in more danger than before. We now have to wait what happens in the next book since there’s a major cliffhanger that I’m still haven’t recovered from.

I’m so invested in this story! Leighton just knows how to hook us from the very beginning. Compared to the previous mafia books, this one is very low heat but the little there is will have you reaching for a cold shower 🥵

[Kazza]

I really enjoyed this book. It's not perfect but the characters are highly addictive. The storytelling is intriguing AF. The world is also interesting and I need to know what's going to happen because cliffhanger and I'm invested.