King of thorns

Eris Valen thought she had escaped the darkness. Once the daughter of a disgraced crime family, she left that world behind—burying her name, her connections, and every scar the underworld left behind. Now she lives quietly, far from the violence that destroyed her father and fractured her family. But when her younger sister vanishes without a trace, the ghosts of the past come roaring back to life. The only clue is a black envelope marked with a red rose wrapped in thorns—the calling card of the Thorne Syndicate, the most feared criminal empire in New York. And its king, Riven Thorne, doesn’t make threats. He makes deals. Riven is a man built on blood and vengeance. Cold, calculating, and untouchable, he rules his empire with a cruel sense of order. Eris’s family once betrayed him. Now, he wants payment.