Gabriel Corso is the stuff of nightmares and dirty dreams. He's a sinfully gorgeous mafia prince from a brutal rival family. In school, he was the bane of my existence. The dark villain to my sheltered princess. Then–_poof–_he disappeared. If only he’d stayed away. Turns out, our marriage is a term of his inheritance and now he’s returned to collect what’s his. That means ripping me from my gilded cage. It means locking me beneath his searing flesh. It means war. I’m not supposed to like it. To beg for more. To fall for him. There’s just one problem: his obsession...it’s intoxicating. Together, we could conquer this dark world, but only if he doesn’t break me first. _Ruthless Heir _is a standalone dark mafia enemies-to-lovers forced marriage captive romance with mature themes and a happily ever after. It is the first book of the Ruthless Dynasty series.