Swan

She's not his to want and yet she was the greatest temptation he's ever known. A walking, breathing, siren.

Arrogant, rough, and reserved Riccardo Vinci. The man with a sly smile and a swoon worthy voice. He has too much to loose, to much to worry about. And yet, his brother's wife of all people, continues to distract him whether she knows it or not.

CEOs, no matter how many generations down, are always busy. Riccardo can't afford the distraction she brings. The lust, the need to corrupt, the primal itching need that she pulls out of him in general, he can't afford it. He has rules, and she's against every single one. But, every day, he finds himself tempted break them, just for a chance to break her.

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Sweet, timid, and quick witted, Lavinia Wu, or Vinci now, is trying and failing to adjust to her married life. She was married to a man who couldn't stand to be in the same room as her, but she couldn't complain. She wasn't allowed to. Wu's don't complain.

Wu's took terrible situations in stride, and turned them into something bearable. But this? Feeling like a bird trapped in a cage for the rest of her life? Was that really what she had to accept?

Lavinia believed so. Until she met him. Walking and talking sex appeal. He drove her up the wall, tempting her to do something awful, break vows. His smile was addictive and his eyes were persuasive, tempting. She couldn't fall, too much was on the line if she did.

But was it really wrong for her to dream, just a little?