8 parts Ongoing MatureI allowed myself one stolen glance at him the man who, in mere minutes, had unraveled four years of love and loyalty as if they meant nothing. Our eyes collided again, and this time I couldn't look away. He leaned in, closing the distance with deliberate slowness, until our noses brushed, until our lips hovered so dangerously near I knew he could taste the heat of whiskey lingering on my breath.
There was no mistaking him. Those eyes, sharp, sinful, an endless shade of green, I had seen them before, haunting, unforgettable. My pulse betrayed me, thrumming as his hand slid beneath my chin, tilting my face toward his with a possessive grace that left no room for refusal.
His mouth lingered a breath away, his voice a hushed growl against my lips, "Your dance was... intoxicating, bella donna."
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At just twenty-one, Natalia Matthews thought she had her life under control until one reckless choice entangles her with a man cloaked in danger and desire.
Alessandro, a powerful and enigmatic leader of the Italian Mafia, is everything she should fear...and everything her heart cannot resist. His touch is both her undoing and her salvation, his love as intoxicating as it is perilous. In his world, passion comes with a price, and every stolen kiss could be their last.
As loyalty and betrayal collide, Natalia must decide whether to surrender to the fire that consumes them or risk being burned alive by it. Alessandro will cross every line to protect her, but in the shadows of power and blood, is love ever truly enough?