BadassPlant
"Well, you didn't expect me to sleep on the floor, now did you?" she scoffed. His eyes darkened, and her throat dried.
Noticed by everyone. Trusted by no one. Loved by none. Maria's first-born life is nothing like she imagined.
She's the first-born daughter of the Great Madre Beatrice Carasso. Everyone wants her to succeed... or fail. In a world where every smile hides a knife, every glance is measured, and loyalty is borrowed, Maria must learn which battles are worth fighting-and which scars are worth keeping. Then comes along Marcello. He's strong, he's sexy, but he's also in the American Mafia. What started as a half-hearted alliance is slowly evolving into feelings Maria isn't allowed to have. And when the first one is murdered, everyone believes it's Marcello...and they could be right.