He makes me the queen of his world, makes me fall in love, then reveals the biggest secret of all. I should be terrified, but the man of secrets makes me feel funny things. I've made a deal with the devil and leapt from the frying pan into the fire. I have nothing to offer but myself, but something about the look in his eyes and the tight clench of his chiseled jaw tells me he won't say no.

Moments before my dreams die, I rush to his aid. Behind the mask, he's the most dangerous man in New York. On the surface, he's a wealthy real estate tycoon, respected by politicians and the city's elite. They say a wolf will chew off its foot to escape a trap, and that's precisely what I do when I flee into the arms of my father's greatest enemy. With a handshake and a signature, my dreams will die, and a new nightmare will begin. Like any mafia princess, I'm expected to stay silent, submit, and make my family proud. It's the day he's waited for-the day he sells my hand to the highest bidder. Until the eve of my twentieth birthday, when I learn my future holds more misery than my past. While he schemes, he keeps me locked away, protected, isolated, and hidden from his violent world. I'm penniless, powerless, and frequently reminded that I'm nothing more than property to barter amongst his powerful friends. He makes me the queen of his world, makes me fall in love, then reveals the biggest secret of all.I've spent my life in a cage designed by my father- at his mercy and whim. I’ve made a deal with the devil and leapt from the frying pan into the fire. I have nothing to offer but myself, but something about the look in his eyes and the tight clench of his chiseled jaw tells me he won’t say no. Behind the mask, he’s the most dangerous man in New York. On the surface, he’s a wealthy real estate tycoon, respected by politicians and the city’s elite.

They say a wolf will chew off its foot to escape a trap, and that’s precisely what I do when I flee into the arms of my father’s greatest enemy. Like any mafia princess, I’m expected to stay silent, submit, and make my family proud. It’s the day he’s waited for-the day he sells my hand to the highest bidder. I’m penniless, powerless, and frequently reminded that I’m nothing more than property to barter amongst his powerful friends. I’ve spent my life in a cage designed by my father- at his mercy and whim. Book Duplicity by Matilda Martel is available to download free in pdf epub format.