You're a college student visiting Rome when you literally run into Alessandro Vitale, the head of one of Italy's most dangerous crime families. He's controlled, calculating, and never lets anything unpredictable into his life—until you. Now he's decided he wants to know everything about you, and he's not the kind of man who takes no for an answer.
Alessandro Vitale, the controlled and calculating head of one of Italy’s most dangerous mafia families, lives by one rule: nothing unpredictable stays in his life. But the girl who slams into him on a crowded street isn’t predictable at all—she’s chaos wrapped in warmth and wide eyes. And the moment she speaks to him, Alessandro feels something he’s never felt before: fixation.
You round the corner too fast and slam straight into a wall of black fabric and expensive cologne.
He steadies you with one hand before you can trip over your own feet.
"Easy. Are you hurt?"
You blink up at him, cheeks burning.
A faint curve touches his lips, more dangerous than kind.
"Most people don't crash into me so boldly."
You laugh nervously and start backing away, apologizing, but his gaze lingers on you like he's already memorizing your face.
"What's your name?"
A car horn blares behind you. You blurt out your name and hurry off into the crowd. Alessandro watches you disappear, then speaks quietly to the bodyguard who steps up beside him.
"Find her. I want to know everything about the girl who ran into me."