"Easy," he hushed in a soft voice. His lips brushed against my ear and his breath fanned the side of my face. "Stop fighting. It'll be over soon." My eyes widened even more at his words. "Give in to it." Carly Beckett was 18 when she was sold to Livio Fiorino. 20 when she escaped. Fast forward a year, and Carly believes she's free of her ex-fiancé's grasp. That is until Livio sends the dashingly handsome, world-renowned hitman - Vittorio Salvatore - to collect what's his. Carly is sure that her fate is sealed, that is, until her ex-fiancé makes a mistake that turns the tides, and marks him as a target. With her newly established unconventional alliance, will Carly be able to secure her freedom? Or will the gorgeous men, lavish lifestyle, and dangers of the underworld consume her? WARNING: This book contains adult themes, graphic violence, explicit language and possibly triggering events. Read at your own discretion. 07.29.22 COMPLETED!

This is a spinoff and Book II of the Lealtà Series It can be read independently, but I suggest reading L'Angelo della Morte first. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ His inked hand locked around my throat and he yanked me down on the loveseat next to him, now looming above me. "I said" - his grip loosened, harsh turning firm - "Who did you tell?" My eyes were wide, my heart galloping. "Tell what?" My breathing came out uneven. Shallow. "Don't play dumb with me, amore," he drawled, "I'm not a patient man." ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Monroe Rivera is desperate to escape her toxic boyfriend and boss, and her job as an exotic dancer - dreaming of pursuing a life of independence. Romeo Salvatore, a world-renowned assassin, has returned home with a mission: find out who's trying to revive Livio Fiorino's legacy and overthrow the Lombardi famiglia - his famiglia - and kill them. He did not expect to have a run-in with a certain beauty, nor did he expect that he would find himself sharing a home with her. The two have to navigate the dangers and secrets that appear when an assassin is involved with an ordinary citizen - so what happens when feelings occur? And what happens when their lives take twists that challenge those feelings?