The Mafia forbidden love

The Devil

up to the Vasquez estate. The gates opened slowly, swallowing h

concealing more secrets than she could count. The second the car s

arble staircase, his hands clasped b

She had been through this before-the late-night interrogations, the quiet threats wrapped in fathe

the moment she reached the stai

, meeting his gaze.

er, his dark eyes sharp enough to slice through lies.

smooth, unaffected. "Bel

. The scent of his signature cigar lingered i

a question. They

her chest, but she refused to let it show.

"Because I want t

she showed even a flicker of hesitation, he

oting," she said slowly. "I w

ng wit

estion. That was wha

ntrolled everything, including his daughter's movements. He would have already made calls

ave him

lone," s

le

rning, he reached out, gripping her chin between his fingers-no

he murmured. "And I don't think you unders

eep her breathing steady. "If you don't

resembling a smile. "Because

nd stepped back, his ey

e for the next few weeks. No clubs. No friends

htened. He was putt

w some

idn't kn

t

ng that with every step she took deeper into

ad kissed-the man she shouldn't have kis