She was the wild card he never expected. Theodore Steele owes everything to the Grantham Family. They brought him in when he had nothing, and in return, he took it upon himself to protect their young mafia princess. Despite their thirteen-year age gap, she's always been his best friend, the most important person in his life. But when it mattered most... he failed. Abigail Grantham has lived through the unimaginable. The man who hurt her is gone, but despite how hard Theo and her older brothers tried to help, it was never enough. Nothing could lift the fog of numbness or ease the underlying pain. After years of internal torment and feeling like a burden, she ran away. Her disappearance all but destroyed Theo. And since then, he's made it his mission to avenge other innocents. For nearly a decade, he's grown used to a dark life of fighting in the shadows.But his ray of sunshine is back. Abbie has returned home. Except, she's not the little girl he remembers. Now, she's the worst sort of temptation living in his penthouse. The kind that makes him want to risk her brothers' wrath for a taste. ***** Wild Card is a mafia romance with dark themes intended for older audiences. It can be read as a standalone, but there is a larger story arc spanning the series. HEA guaranteed for each main couple. Please check content warnings before reading if there are any concerns. They are listed in the beginning of each book, or you can find them on serenrose.com.