The Protector: Cairo

Blackthorn Brothers #1- interconnected standalone

• Interracial
• Crime
• Dark romance
• Possessive
• False marriage
• Age gap
• Mental health rep

Cairo Blackthorn has always done what’s expected of him, upholding his father’s rule, keeping his brothers in line, and protecting the empire built on blood and fear. But when he’s ordered to keep watch over a quiet woman caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, everything starts to unravel.

She’s innocent, a bystander pulled into the Blackthorn world without a say, with soft eyes and a quiet strength that stirs something Cairo thought he’d buried. She sees past the sharp edges and scars and somehow understands him in ways no one else ever has. 

As Cairo battles the pressure to please his ruthless father and stay loyal to the family, he finds himself falling for the one person he was never supposed to touch. In a world where love is weakness, he must decide to protect the empire or protect her.