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Beast: The Beginning

by Mary Catherine Gebhard · Hate Story #1

Dark RomanceForced ProximityMafia Romance
3.9Goodreads
Spice🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️· estimated ⓘ

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A woman desperate to escape poverty makes a dangerous deal with a ruthless mafia boss—trading her freedom for a life of luxury she never imagined possible. What begins as a calculated transaction becomes something far more complicated as she finds herself dangerously drawn to the man everyone fears, blurring the lines between captivity and desire. As days turn into moments of unexpected tenderness mixed with devastating cruelty, she realizes the true price of her bargain might be her heart itself. This dark, intense romance explores what happens when you fall for someone who destroys you—a gripping start to a duet that refuses to shy away from the messy, complicated reality of loving someone dangerous.

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