Summary
She was never meant to matter. He was never supposed to care.
Spira
All my life, I believed my family ran a legitimate import business. I read to children. I live quietly. I stay far from anything dangerous.
Then I’m told I’m being married off to Christopher Bonucci, heir to a mafia empire and the last man I would ever choose. He’s cold and calculating, and everyone fears him.
But behind the sharp edges, I see something else. The way he protects his sister. The way he watches me when he thinks I’m not looking. I don’t know if I can trust him.
But I know I can’t stop thinking about him.
Chris
Marrying Spira Valotelli was supposed to be payback. Her family wronged mine, and she was my leverage.
But she isn’t what I expected.
She’s not spoiled. She’s not part of the game. She’s soft-spoken, stubborn, and fiercely kind. She teaches my sister to read and looks at me like I might still have a soul.
I planned to use her.
Now I’d kill to protect her.
Mature
