Brutal Mercy

I'm the head of my crime family-they call me the King of Torture. I never show mercy. Never show weakness. I am the furthest thing from a decent man. Everything good and pure was leached out of me long ago. Evil permeates every aspect of my life. But then, battered, bruised, and limping, a gorgeous woman half my age runs toward my compound. Towards me -- not realizing she is running to the man who could usurp the devil. Yet she looks at me like I am her salvation. My entire being roars that she is meant for me. The only woman who could love a monster. Now I will stop at nothing to make her mine.