'Something I have always wanted, since being a little girl, is power...' I don't just want a seat at the table; I want to rule the whole damn room. As the owner of a successful New York strip club, I've built an empire of my own, but it's not enough. I want real power, real respect-the kind that makes this city tremble. And the quickest, most intoxicating route to the top, is Leo Morello. Rich, gorgeous, and the lethal leader of the New York Mafia-he's the perfect solution. Marrying him would make me one of the most powerful women in the city, but it's not just about the crown. There's a desire within me to own him, to see how far I can push him until he breaks. 'She would be the start of my undoing...' She thinks she's won because she survived the first round, but she doesn't understand Leo like I do. He's my brother, and I know he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. I know the darkness that lives inside him because it lives inside me, too, and I can't bear to see her get hurt. Not by him. Natalie occupies every single one of my thoughts. It's an all-consuming obsession that I can't shake free. I will watch her, I will protect her, and I will make her see the truth before Leo destroys her. I will make her realise she shouldn't be his-she should be mine. Syndicate is a dark mafia romance with adult content.