AriellaSeven years ago, I did the unthinkable. I fell in love with a man my mafia father would never approve of. I believed him when he promised to protect me. Instead, he abandoned me.Now he's back with a new promise.Looking at me with cold eyes and a heart seeking revenge.But there's nothing left to break.AdamOur world was full of people grasping for power. Stepping on those beneath them to get it. I'd just never realized how far she'd go.How innocent the lives she'd take would be.I spent seven years hating her. Blaming her for turning me into this. For ripping my heart out of my chest and smearing it on the sidewalk.But what happens when truth becomes lies?When the villain I thought I knew becomes the victim?I'll do anything to get back. To destroy the people who took her from me.Little does she know, I'm not letting her go this time.******"Promised' is a stand-alone book in the Gallo Mafia Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Detached.' It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings.