Damned Etiquette of the Cruel: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Damned Book 1), Book 1, (Paperback)

<p><em>"How would it feel to kill him?"</em></p><p></p><p><strong>ADELINA</strong></p><p></p><p>I don't get distracted.</p><p>I don't make mistakes.</p><p>And I sure as hell don't allow my enemies to keep breathing.</p><p></p><p>Cezar Torrim, the son of the man who took everything from me, is a loose end.</p><p></p><p>He should be dead.</p><p>He knows it.</p><p>I know it.</p><p></p><p>The plan always ends with his father six feet under. Everyone else is just in the way.</p><p></p><p>So why is Cezar still alive?</p><p>Why is he tied to my chair instead of buried in the ground where he belongs?</p><p></p><p>This should've been simple.</p><p>Except he doesn't act like a hostage. He doesn't try to run. He doesn't even pretend to fear me.</p><p>He just watches me-too calm for a man marked for death, like this is all a game.</p><p></p><p>It's irritating.</p><p>Dangerous.</p><p></p><p>And I wonder how far he'd let me go.</p><p></p><p><em>"I wasn't good for her. But I was greedy."</em></p><p></p><p><strong>CEZAR</strong></p><p></p><p>I should probably be more concerned.</p><p></p><p>She broke into my life, tied me to a chair, and made it very clear she could end me whenever she felt like it. And all I can think about is how good she looked doing it.</p><p></p><p>Everything Lina does is deliberate-controlled. She is dangerous.</p><p></p><p>The problem?</p><p></p><p>I've never been good at staying away from things that will ruin me. After all, I like to play.</p><p></p><p>If she wanted me dead, I would be. That's what makes this fun. She hasn't decided, and I can tell it bothers her.</p><p></p><p>The way she looks at me, like I'm hers to kill...</p><p>Or keep.</p><p>It turns me on.</p><p></p><p>Yeah.</p><p>I'm not going anywhere.</p><p></p><p><strong>Etiquette of the Cruel is a dual POV dark mafia romance featuring graphic violence, mature themes, and a hard-won HEA. Please review the content warnings before reading.</strong></p><p></p><p>Tropes: Enemies to lovers / Captor x captive / He falls first / Obsessive MMC / Power play / Revenge plot / Touch her and die</p><p></p><p>Author's Note: Etiquette of the Cruel is</p>

• Damned Etiquette of the Cruel: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Damned Book 1), Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Jane Carmine
• ISBN: 9798994367803
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-14
• Page Count: 344