Book 2: A Huge Mess to Clean Up

BOOK 2: LOVED BY THE MAFIA KING

She’s lost herself in his world—but what happens when he’s no longer in it?

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Eleni

Everyone I love either leaves or betrays me. I’m tired of heartbreak. So when the boss’s empty chair offers me a shot at power and control, how can I say no?

Dante

I’m not used to taking a backseat. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve—but with her, I do. Eleni is everything. The question is, can I survive this life with her at the center of it?

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Eleni

I stare out of the wide window in the bedroom I used to share with Mama over the Narrows. The setting sun glints off the water, and my heartbeat pounds slowly in my ears. I don’t remember coming back to Staten Island. I don’t know if someone drove me, or I drove myself, or if I walked.

I changed at some point into a soft dress. Dante’s blood remains on my hands. Other than that, all I know is this view, my heartbeat in my ears, and the uncert