Signed To The Mafia King

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into THE MON

tudy, trying not to stare at the b

room. The huge desk in front of me looked lik

as a b

rible

s falling apart, and my younger brot

s no tur

hind me. Heavy footsteps

oice was deep like the depths

darkest pair of ey

ino. The

th wen

r and sharp dark eyes that felt l

s elbows, revealing strong arms, on

ermaid was on his forearm

t his eyes didn't smil

sidering how scared I was suddenly. I knew that Luca knew exactly

u're the Costa girl. The one

amily. Everyone knew my father was dead. "I

er his harsh eyes. "Then why are you here? I was in the middle of some

to mar

he just stared at me, his dark eyes searching my

y funny. A real laugh. His eyes lit up and

k his head. "You're

idn't agree. Out of my mind was easy. "P

f you're desperate for a husband, you should pi

ead with his hands. Looking at him, I almost believed it. He wa

nly crush me if

g now. I wiped them behind my back

he was paying attenti

uncles are fighting over the Mafia. The rivals see me as easy prey. My family is falli

ink I'm you

ne's afraid of. No one will

"What makes you think

idn't convince him, I had wasted my time comi

ke he didn't believe that was

e thing all those men out there w

the ticking of the clock on the wall. Luca

er and over again. Telling myself that

ther's hard work, my f

ou out of here,"

nake in my hands. "But you won't. Because yo

at me, his

he asked

ke a list," I said simply. "The most dange

, and he flattened it, almost

arry the most dangerous guy in

keep my family alive." My voice went soft. "And I

e I was some rare animal he hadn't see

But I can't trust a

haking his head. "You've go

ove or romance. It's a deal. You prote

hat's

rries weight. If you marry me, no one will

quite read. He pushed off the desk and walk

a dangerous ga

kno

oser, towering ove

as low, almost a whisper, but

d. "Everything you love. Everyt

, meeting his ey

tween us, heav

head. "You're either the bravest w

I said. I co

g me. "You've got my attention, Co

heart pounding like

l you?" he asked suddenly, casual but his eyes dea

that, the ro

fr