A feared mafia boss is notorious for his ruthlessness and his refusal to listen to anyone—until a young woman offers him a piece of candy. That small act of kindness becomes the unlikely key to his guarded heart, and he decides to make her his wife. Now she must navigate a dangerous world of crime and power while figuring out whether the man who only listens to her can truly be trusted.
she wanted me dead what what about you i didn't know why but he looked like the stray puppy in the rain outside our house so i just hugged him pressing my cheek against his chest i want you to have nothing but sweetness and a long long life chelsea mom closer i stuck out my tongue let go hiked up my dress and ran a few steps later i turned back that woman just now
was lying to you don't believe her ever because she smelled foul i ran without looking back so he couldn't ask how i knew but my parents and i had been about to leave when someone stopped them at the gate dark wood gold light a room that swallowed our living room whole adriel solano sat in a high-backed chair chin propped on one hand studying me i thought he'd found out about my
my throat clenched they say you're a little slow sweet girl but simple My piano teacher says I'm making really fast progress. I learned a whole new pace Santiago, I'm very pleased with the gift you brought tonight. Thank you, sir. The diamond was sourced overseas. One of a kind.
I wasn't talking about the diamond. She's a delight. I didn't really have friends. No one besides my parents had ever said that Thank you, sir. Your father really does love you.
Of course. My dad's the best dad in the whole world. Then, Chelsea, you must be really lucky. I don't have a dad.