Blood & Bond

Mavis Santoro an Omega has grown up surrounded by family, wealth, and the dangerous world her family keeps carefully out of her reach. Instead, she runs Velvet Lining, a café by day and bar by night where she hosts local artists and musicians. Marcello Fontana has been part of her world since childhood, but unlike Mavis, he wasn't born into privilege. He came from the streets and earned his place within the Santoro organization, eventually becoming a respected Capo. They've always been familiar. Comfortable. Nothing more. Until something in them quietly changes. Their bond awakens without either of them realizing it, and their bodies begin recognizing what their minds cannot yet understand. A subtle pull, inexplicable comfort, emotional echoes, and a strange new note hidden within each other's scent slowly bring them closer. By the time they consciously realize they're mates, the bond has already begun changing everything. Now they have to figure out whether something written into their biology can become something they choose for themselves.