TEMPTING THE DEFENDER
She didn't see the sniper angles he was currently calculating from the kitchen window.
"It’s beautiful, cara mia," he said, his voice thickening. He kissed the top of her dark head, breathing in the scent of her baby shampoo. It was a scent he would burn the world to protect.
Leo, now fourteen and possessing a quiet intensity that often mirrored his father’s, looked up from his bowl of cereal. He watched Alessandro’s eyes—the way they drifted toward the door every few seconds, the way his jaw remained locked in a tight, square line.
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