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I never thought I’d see it — hell, I would’ve bet my last dollar against it — Viktor Romano in love. And not just in love... getting married. To Mia of all people. Sweet, soft-spoken, delicate little Mia, who looked like she belonged in a sunlit bakery in Tuscany, not tangled up with a man like Viktor — who could make grown men piss themselves with a look.
When I first heard about her, I thought she was a ghost story. Too perfect to be real. Too good to be true. And in our world, that usually meant one thing — she was hiding something. But then I met her. And Mia? Mia was exactly who she said she was. Gentle. Kind. Pure. Which made me question her sanity even more for loving Viktor freaking Romano.
My internal debate was cut short by the sound of Samantha Romano — Vik
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