Five years ago, he vanished without a word. Now, he’s back to protect the family he didn’t know he had. Gemma Caruso spent five years building a safe, quiet life from scratch after the man she loved became a ghost. She survived the heartbreak, the disconnected phone numbers, and the terrifying realization that she was pregnant. Today, she is a fierce single mother and a dedicated teacher, completely done with the shadows that broke her. Then Luca Marchetti appears at her door. As a lethal enforcer for a powerful crime family, Luca left Gemma for one reason: a deadly ultimatum from his father to keep her alive. But when a rival syndicate targets her, he is forced to step back into her life as her live-in bodyguard. He expects her anger. He expects her hatred. What he doesn’t expect is a four-year-old girl with his exact grey-green eyes. Trapped together in her small Bronx apartment, the lines between protector and lover begin to dangerously blur. Luca is determined to prove he is no longer the man who abandoned her, but the father and partner she deserves. Gemma is determined to keep her walls intact. But as the mafia war outside closes in, the explosive, undeniable connection between them threatens to tear down every defense she has left. Fractured Oath is a dark, second-chance romance featuring a secret child, forced proximity, and a morally grey hero who will burn the world to protect what is his. Reader discretion is advised.