She's a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . .
Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Caterina smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She's the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was.
Now, all she can see in the mirror's reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.
They say first impressions are everything . . .
In the murky waters of New York's underworld, Caterina's sister is arranged to marry Jennifer Melgren
. A Made Woman, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. Her reputation stretches far and wide . After her and Caterina's first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes she's just as rude as she is gorgeous.She doesn't like the woman or anything she stands for, though that doesn't stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when she's near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of her voice.
And she's always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future sister-in-law should. Caterina may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she's beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another.
Besides, even if she were hers, everyone knows you don't fall in love with a Made woman . . . right?
"I don't fuck girls who can't listen," she carefully whispered, pulling back to gauge my narrowed reaction before she continued, "Maybe be a good girl next time."
And just like that she went to pull away.
Well, that was before I wrapped my toned legs around her torso and roughly pulled her back into me.
Again, I hate being told no.
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After getting involved with Noa Vitali, a mafia boss to whom her older brother was an underboss to, Lunden Spade finds herself striking up an explicit deal, peaking both of their interests.
Will Lunden find her limits being pushed entirely too far for her liking? And more importantly...
Will she like it?