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TERZOWell, fuck. She definitely took my bait. She was taking my offer. That was the original plan—to give her a new identity so that she could start a new life where her father couldn’t find her. But I might have to break my word, and she would hate me for that.After learning to know Dani Souls, my beautiful woman, I wanted to keep her, but knowing what kind of life I could give her, I was torn between my greed and my selflessness.I had her once, and I wanted her again. I didn’t think I could ever get enough of her. I had a fair share of sexual partners, hookups, and meaningless sex, but Dani was different. What the fuck was I even doing? I didn’t know. I was confused. I was utterly conflicted. But one thing was for sure that I wanted her all to myself. I wanted to keep her because she belonged to me. She belonged in my arms.Dani was the type of woman with a scent that lingered in your head enough to drive you insane. Scratch that. There was just something about her that was so

DANIThe briefing was simple and short. I followed what they told me to do, not to provoke my father, sit where they told me to, and never admit that I met Terzo. Honestly, I wasn’t good at lying, especially when I would intentionally lie because I hated liars who unhingedly lie to my face.I stepped out of the cab and fixed my blazer. God, the drivers here drove like lunatics. I thought I wouldn’t make it alive. I felt my stomach flip, and I wanted to throw up, but I took a deep breath and fixed my blazer again before I walked into the restaurant.Yes, I took a cab from the hotel, but the guys from Osmium were tailing me from the black SUV. My heart started pumping so hard that I clutched my bag tightly to balance. I was nervous and terrified that this plan might not work. One of the guys told me that I should wear a bug so that they could listen to our conversation, but Terzo and Lynx disagreed, and I felt like they had a plan inside this plan.Terzo knew how my father worked. He

TERZO“Danielle,” I called her name again.My hope sparked a little when she turned to me. “I don’t wanna hear another lie from you. You had your chance and you blew it.”“I guess there are always two sides to men,” I started softly. Honestly, I didn’t have the strength to defend the mistakes I’d made. “One, no matter how bad he became, there’s always a good side to him when it comes to the people he cares about. I love my family, my sisters, and I will always protect them, no matter what terrible things I do to keep them safe. Your brother might be good to you, but not to everyone. Tomas—”“Don’t say his name, you murderer!” She wiped her tears away. Fuck. She hated me. “You and my father ripped everything apart from me. You all are the same!”“Your brother was hired by a man to hurt my sister and her grandmother. I did what I had to do, and I gave him chances to come clean. He didn’t take it. He didn’t give up the man who hired him. And he did that for money. I wish I could tell yo

TERZO“What the fuck do you mean?” I was yelling at Memphis over the phone when the door swung open. I didn’t even bother looking at whoever walked in. “Explain!”“She almost got mugged, but I was following her. She’s fine, just a bit shaken up,” he said, but I was not buying it.“Where is she?” I asked through gritted teeth. A surge of anger and fear cut through me.“She’s with me, but she doesn’t wanna talk to you. I’m taking her to my hotel room. She’d be safe there.”I inhaled deeply. “Where is the mugger?”“Two of them. They’d probably wake up in the morning. Got their wallets.”I groaned. “I need their names.”“You’ll have them once we get to the hotel.”“Good.” I hung up the call and turned to face whoever entered. What the fuck? How did she get here so fast? “Celestina, what are you doing here?”“Really? Ciao, fratello.” Her eyes flashed with anger. “When are you gonna tell me you’re here?”I blew a breath. “I’m sure you’d find out soon enough. What are you doing here?”“What

TERZO“You married Francesco’s daughter?” My father’s face reddened. I was scared he might have a heart attack. He’d been yelling at me the moment I brought Dani home after I cleaned her up in the bathroom of the hotel.I respected my father so much that I never broke his rules or his words. I always did what he asked me to do without question. I was a good son, a good soldier. I’d been his puppet rather than his son all my life, but I knew he loved me. He’d give up anything for me. I never questioned his actions, his plans, because I knew he did what was right, and this family would come first before anything. We made it this far because of his ability to think before he acts, his compassion for his family and people, his intelligence, and his experience in life. Papa was a good man. He only had one rule— don’t break my rule, and I just did.The yelling continued, “I specifically told you not to bring the girl safe, not marry her. I don’t want bloodshed, I want you to keep your han