The Undercover's Temptation

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I was

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, memorized secrets, and pretended she wasn't burning with rage every t

our first exchange. He h

e wat

f gray eyes across the room. The pause when he entered. The slow curl

d my face... or if he was alr

erno had its own rhythm: expensive alcohol, exclusive clientele, stunn

smell the ro

ost companies, cash drops in rooms guarded by men who never blinked

ly his s

ing, but smarter than he let on. He

rous in the way wild dogs are dan

utiful. Ice queen She didn'

Calm, controlled. The family's public face

. Each one could kill

r brother two years ago. I wasn't here t

om the bay curled around me, heavy with salt and heat. I press

're late," c

andler. The only one keeping my

ay. The Don's been

t eyes

hes. And he trusts no one. Not even

nk they

background. I've thrown her a few bre

Isabella. We already lost your brother

going anywhere. Not until

mpany called Volpe Logistics. One of Alessandro's shell fronts

y th

hing

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finally. "He

ce hardened

what I'm

the game. But this isn't just any criminal - this i

But I need to get closer if you

e not

de," I snapped. "And we don

g sil

et sloppy. Check in again

inst the brick wall, letting th

den girl. Top of my class at th

else's skin. Falling deeper into a world th

orst

s... I did

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tened. VIPs were being ushered into the b

I saw

. Not flashy. Not loud. Just present. A man who didn't ne

across the cl

anded

smile. Didn't flinch. I just l

ble. Then disappeared into the

thing ha

attraction

iosity. Re

t just as another

hing...