BROKEN BALTHAZAR
A Valdez Syndicate Novel - Book 1
Tagalog-English | Mafia Romance | Dark, Explicit, Possessive
"You don't heal the devil. You survive him."
Balthazar Valdez is a man of few words and too many sins. Mafia boss. Silent sadist. A king with bloodied hands and a heart colder than the steel he uses to kill. No one disobeys him. No one questions him. And definitely-no one leaves him.
Until Selene Rodriguez, a fearless investigative journalist, digs too deep.
Curious. Sharp-tongued. Beautiful. Dangerous.
When she crosses the Valdez Syndicate, Balthazar doesn't kill her.
He takes her.
Locking her in a golden cage of silk sheets, gunmetal chains, and sensual torment, he vows to break her in every way-body, mind, soul. But Selene is fire, and even the devil himself gets burned.
As secrets bleed and desire rises, the hunter becomes the hunted. The captive becomes the obsession.
And somewhere in the chaos-
a broken man starts to fall.
⚠️ WARNING: This story contains graphic scenes, mature themes, cussing, psychological tension, and explicit content not suitable for minors. Read at your own risk.
A cold whisper hissed to Devadatta's ears, chilling and clear, "You think you can challenge me?" He spun around, but there was nobody there. But where is he? Suddenly, he realized he was standing alone in the middle of a festival ground, a place that should have been bustling with people, yet it was completely empty. There are no people anywhere.
Across the deserted expanse, Devadatta caught sight of Tilotamma, her attention captured by a few dogs. She was the only other soul visible. Her back was turned opposite. She has not noticed Devadatta yet. "Perhaps I'm going insane," he speculated internally. He stepped towards Tilotamma.