The Mafia Prince's Secret Lover

, wrapping around them like an inv

reacted to his closeness. "I have work to do," she said, her

desperate need of funding. The flickering fluorescent light overhead cast a harsh glow ov

ristled.

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und, and think you can fix

hed, amused. "

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his face. Then, before she could react, he reached into his pocket, pulled

ed at it. T

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dn't change. "Use

ing laugh. "I don't tak

t move to take it back. "The

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he was, how effortlessly he invaded her s

ough," she

a stray strand of hair behind her ear. His fingers

murmured, "I alway

hitched. "And wh

eyes darke

lammed agai

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t the danger-the part th

ered: You're in

he clinic's door

tt

e flickering toward the ent

onto Rafael. His entire body tensed, fists clenchi

te, before stepping back from Sie

was lethal. "Ge

sister better manners. She doesn't know when to accept a

"Take your fucking mon

Then, with a slow smirk, he turned back

uestion. It w

ow much she tried to fight it-she wo

to her, his face carved from stone

as she reached for the stack of money

. "Stay away from him

no

ael had just walked through, a sin

he first time

sure she wa

in a blur of sleepless ni

om dawn until long after the city had gone to sleep, b

nsuming her thoughts when she least expected it. The way his voice had curled

looked at her. Like she was some

hate

hate

hat night, stepping out into the cool Milan a

on-down and slacks, his sleeves rolled up just enough to reveal the tattoos inked onto his

oked

r like a predator who ha

caught. "Are y

ke, slow and m

gainst her ribs. "Th

flicking it onto the pavement and crushing it

have ignored the way his voice made

ession into one of cool defiance. "I don't have

d. "I don't play

she gestured between t

she felt the shift in the air, the way he

soft, but there was something dangerous beneath it.

ed hard. "I di

she could smell his cologne-dark, spicy,

dn't a

she didn

she had never felt any

ed her more t

hen, after what felt like an eternity, he reache

ph

out to her.

itated.

she were slow. "So you can

harp laugh. "I

ed. "We'

owing the damn thing at his head and taking

e snatched it

apped. "Now le

ckled, low

that's not goi

ar with the effortless grace of a man who

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