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The Pawn

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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A mafia boss claims a pastry cook as his bride, and enemies steal her from the altar before he can finish the vow.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · female lead · dark romance · dark mafia · kidnapping · arranged marriage · possessive love · betrayal · modern city · steamy · mafia underworld

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Altar (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Tea at the Lake House (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Four More by Morning (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Dinner with the Enemy (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Ice (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Smoke (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The Flat over the Bakery (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Terms (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Meeting (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: What the Hem Held (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: She Goes Alone (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: Whose Daughter (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Any Lab You Like (free with an account)
  14. Chapter 14: Thrown Back (free with an account)
  15. Chapter 15: Without Her (free with an account)
  16. Chapter 16: Only Tea (free with an account)
  17. Chapter 17: The Jailer's Key (free with an account)
  18. Chapter 18: The Cottage (free with an account)
  19. Chapter 19: A Seat at the Table (free with an account)
  20. Chapter 20: Everything I Owe (free with an account)
  21. Chapter 21: Say It Again, Papa (free with an account)
  22. Chapter 22: Nobody Comes (free with an account)
  23. Chapter 23: The Rest of the Vow (free with an account)
  24. Chapter 24: The Last Row (free with an account)

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