Say I Do

He expected a bride. He got a husband with teeth.


We said “I do” like a threat.

Benito Vitale was promised a bride.

Soft. Sweet. Obedient.

Someone who would strengthen his family, give him an heir, and look pretty beside him while he ruled.

Then I walked down the aisle.

Harlow Hayashi.

Son of the yakuza.

Not the bride he wanted.

Not the spouse he planned for.

And not nearly afraid enough of him.

Benito thinks I’m a trick. A mistake. A sharp-tongued problem he can intimidate into submission.

He’s wrong.

I was raised by monsters too.

If he wants a quiet marriage, he should have married someone easier to scare. Because I bite back. I bleed pretty. And I know exactly how to make a man like Benito Vitale lose control.

Our marriage bed is a battlefield.

Our vows are weapons.

Our families think they can use us as pieces in their war.

But the longer Benito and I tear at each other, the clearer one thing becomes:

I may not have been the husband he chose.

But I’m the one he’ll burn the world to keep.

Say I Do is a dark MM mafia romance featuring an arranged marriage between mafia and yakuza families, enemies-to-lovers obsession, forced proximity, toxic heat, murder husbands, possessive devotion, violence, and two dangerous men learning that “mine” sounds a lot like love. Say I Do can be enjoyed as a standalone, however to fully enjoy the world it's best to read them in order.

Tropes:

Mafia x yakuza

Arranged marriage

Marriage of convenience

Enemies to lovers

Toxic obsession