Damen:In my world, you trust no one.In my world, family can be the worst enemy of all.In my world, no one hurts what is mine.I made a promise: to keep Maya safe at all costs. Now someone has taken her, and she is facing true horror. I will burn this world to the ground in order to save her. Then once I have her home, I will never let her go again.Maya:He says he wants me to be his, but he won’t … again.
Maya:
He says he wants me to be his, but he won’t tell me he loves me.
Ownership, control, these are what he trades in, but I need more.
Making something real from how we began won’t be easy, but we can build something beautiful from brutality. We can find our own truth amongst the lies.
Trouble is, we both need to believe in us to make this work, and I’m not sure he does.
This is the final part of the Mafia Vows duet. This is a romantic suspense with dark themes. Please be aware that this contains triggers, plus loss and grief.
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Maya and Damen start their fake marriage with honeymoon to Paris. When they return the plan to stay at yaya’s house. As things progress in their lives Maya’s mother talks her into leaving. When Maya overhears a conversation she decides to call her mother. When she leaves at night. Someone takes her and then her mother. They are taken and her mother is tortured and raped. Will Damen tell Maya he loves her? Who are the people behind the kidnapping and rape? Will everything start back up
Maya didn’t believe Damen when he said that the world came in all sorts of colours even red, seeing everything covered in blood. The paramedics arrive but so does Stamatis walking in like a bomb is going to go off.
Maya is tired, Damen acts like he cares but won’t say he loves her. Damen lets her know he cares and will keep her safe, he wants her, which she quickly lets him know it wasn’t what she heard him talking to Alesso about but sounds a lot like love.
Maya’s lets him know the fake marriage will end soon. Feeling sick Damen asks if she wants to leave, she lets Damen know she plans to be with the man she loves till she dies, and he won’t give her that.
With her friend being hurt Maya knows the longer she stays the more people will get hurt, she’s not worth it, she’ll leave and save herself. With Damen finally admitting he’s struggling with his feelings, she has hope, she will give him time, but not forever she deserves better.
After a fight with Maya, Damen is surprised when her therapist wants to talk to him, saying he needs to let Maya go, or will break her. Damen doesn’t want to listen, but she says that she thinks he has a form of PTSD and if he doesn’t face his past, he has to let her go to move on with her life. Maya will heal, but he may not be able to find what he gave away again. Can Damen face his past to have a future with Maya, or will he continue to deny it and watch her walk away.
Can’t wait for Stella and Alesso’s story
Maya and Damen continue their journey, and it’s, at times, a rough one. There’s a few twists and unexpected turns, plenty of drama, some violent, which could be triggering, great loss, grief and revenge, along with a continuing potential for threats; all in the midst of a growing love affair with some heartwarming moments, and, of course, hot, steamy passion. Maya and Damen hit their stride in their relationship but not without some struggle and pain. There’s plenty of strong emotion and the violence is troubling, as should be expected, but their love proves strong and their journey true to their characters.
This is an engaging and, at times, captivating read which will hold your interest from beginning to end. I warn you the beginning is pretty rough (emotionally) to read, but if you can get through it, their story is well worth reading. The characters continue to grow on you as you learn more about them. While bringing Maya and Damen to their HEA, you are tantalized by the potential for there to be more to Alesso and Stella, but you’ll have to read “The Pledge” if you want to hear their story. I can’t wait!!