Merciless Line

Claire Donnelly knows what powerful men call protection.

A favor. A locked door. A clean lie.

When she steals a buried evidence packet from her father's private files, she expects fallout. She does not expect to be attacked in a courthouse garage before morning, with federal cameras conveniently dark and every safe option already poisoned.

Then Luca Moretti gets to her first.

Chicago's starting left tackle is built to stop impact for a living, and off the field, he is even more dangerous. Luca can seal a route, clear a room, and make any man regret reaching for Claire. He also has Moretti blood, a criminal family's loyalty, and the kind of body that makes safety feel like surrender.

Claire has fourteen days before her father's office turns a false case into a sealed indictment. To survive long enough to use the truth, she has to stay close to the one man every camera will use against her.

The safest place in Chicago is behind Luca's line.

The most dangerous thing is wanting to stay there.

Merciless Line is a dark mafia football romance featuring a prosecutor's daughter, a possessive left tackle, forced proximity, forbidden desire, touch-her-and-die protection, and explicit open-door heat. Chicago Kings Book 4. Dual POV. HEA guaranteed. No cheating.