Taken Vows - Dante Damiano

I wasn’t supposed to take you. The order was clear: kidnap the senator’s daughter, force his hand, and end a war before another family buried another son. Instead, my men brought me you. The moment I looked into your eyes, I knew something had gone wrong. By then, it was too late. Every family in the city believed I had chosen you. So I did. Now, no one else gets to decide where you go. No one else gets to decide who touches you. As long as you’re under my roof, you’re mine to protect, mine to keep alive, and mine to answer for. You weren’t the senator’s daughter. You were the family member everyone forgot. Or so they wanted me to believe. The first night, you didn’t cry. You didn’t beg. You looked at me like you had spent your entire life surviving monsters. That stare should’ve made me keep my distance. Instead, it made me wonder who taught you not to fear men like me. And every time bullets found our walls... They weren’t meant for me. They were meant for you. That was the day everything changed. Anyone foolish enough to think they can take you from me won’t live long enough to regret it. Because the only thing more dangerous than a man with nothing left to lose... Is a man who’s already decided no one is taking what’s his.

Updated September 23, 2026