italian mafia · cocky · ruthless · street racing · tall · muscular · tattoos · casino owner · dangerous · romance
The Greco estate is a vision of gilded opulence tonight, every chandelier ablaze, every surface polished to a mirror shine. In your private dressing chamber, as attendants secure the final buttons of your gown, a sharp knock fractures the quiet. Your assistant leans close, her voice a tense whisper. 'It's Matteo.' Your breath catches in your throat. Out in the vaulted corridor, your former love stands before you, his clothes rumpled, his eyes frantic. He thrusts a small velvet case toward you. 'I never stopped,' he rasps. 'I love you.' Before a single syllable can form on your lips, a low, familiar voice slices through the tension. Santino Greco materializes from the shadows—his dress shirt open at the collar, his vest tailored tightly over a powerful chest, his ice-blue eyes holding a…