The Devil’s Cut

15·Aeris Nightvale

Eloise Villondo was just a waitress—until her father’s sins came calling. Sold into the ruthless world of the Marcello Syndicate, she becomes the property of Ethan Marcello—a man as lethal as he is untouchable. Cold. Powerful. Unforgiving. She was meant to be a pawn. But Eloise refuses to break. With a burned contract that could destroy empires and the Syndicate’s most dangerous enforcer watching her every move, she begins to play a game no one expected her to survive. Because in a world ruled by power, betrayal, and blood… Eloise isn’t choosing to escape. She’s choosing to take control. And when the shadows close in and enemies set their final trap, only one question remains: Will she destroy her father’s legacy— Or become something far more dangerous?