SHE PRETENDED TO BE A BAD GIRL TO ESCAPE A BLIND DATE — BUT THE MAFIA BOSS SAW THROUGH HER IN MINUTES

were handsome. No dimples. No golden smile. No boyish confidence. He was harder than that.

Dark suit.

Open collar.

Black hair cut short.

Shoulders built like he expected the world to push back and had prepared accordingly.

He sat still, one hand near a glass of water, the other resting loosely on the table.

And when he looked up at her, his eyes landed on continue reading …