alzxoxo
"If you think I'm going to just fall in line and be the obedient little wife you expect, you've got another thing coming."
Alessandro's smirk returns, but there's something darker in his eyes now, something that makes my skin prickly. "Oh, Adriana," he says softly, stepping even closer, the space between us shrinking to nothing.
His large hand lifts slowly, deliberately, his fingers brushing against my skin with a lightness that belies the weight of the moment. My eyes flicker downward and I realize too late what he's reaching for-the small cross necklace resting against my chest, the one that's shifted without me noticing. His fingers graze the delicate chain, but it's the touch against my skin that sends a jolt through me, igniting my nerves.
What the hell is he doing?
Even worse, why is a mere touch affecting me this much?
He straightens the necklace, his fingers lingering far too long, the cross pendant now perfectly aligned right between my cleavage. My heart beats against the thin silver like a warning drum. His gaze never leaves mine, dark and unreadable, piercing through me as though he can see everything I'm trying to hide, every vulnerability, every weakness.
His lips softly graze my ear, sending an unwanted wave of heat through my body just as his husky voice filters through the air, like a whisper of a threat, brushing against my senses. "Not even God can save you."
_____________
Adriana Pérez, the daughter of a ruthless mafia boss finds herself in an arranged marriage with the son of her father's rival. She must navigate a dangerous game of deceit and espionage as her father's pawn while the son seeks revenge for his mother's death. What could go wrong?