I wanted to love this. I really did. I’ve loved the rest of this series, but for some reason I had trouble staying interested. It isn’t because it is the mirror image of Bound by Honor (meaning from the other POV) because I read that so many books ago that I had forgotten a lot of it. No, this… I can’t explain. It just didn’t sing for me.
I was born a monster. Cruelty ran in my veins like poison. It ran in the veins of every Vitiello man, passed on from father to son, an endless spiral of monstrosity. A born monster shaped into an even worse monster by my father’s blade and fists and harsh words. I was raised to become Capo, to rule without mercy, to dish out brutality without a second thought.Raised to break others. When Aria was given to me in marriage, everyone waited with baited breath to see how fast I’d break her like my father broke his women. How I’d crush her innocence and kindness with the force of my cruelty.Breaking her would have taken little effort. It came naturally to me.I was gladly the monster everyone feared. Until her.Author’s note: Bound By Honor in Luca’s POV.
Compulsive reader. Romantic suspense/contemporary romance/dark romance/NA romance addict. Particularly fond of mafia, forced/arranged marriage, secret baby, kidnapping, and dark alpha heroes.
Just out here doing my part for humanity- these books won't read themselves.
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