The Mafia King's Regret
“I believed that when his parentage was still a secret. But don’t think for a moment that you’re untouchable. Aldo and I have history, and I’m not done with him.”
I met her gaze steadily. “Believe me when I say, he’s all yours.”
Aurora’s expression flickered, a crack in her polished facade. “You don’t understand what it means to be part of this world. You think playing doctor, going to a few meetings, will protect your son? Bloodlines demand loyalty, whether you want them to or not.”
The words sent a cold shudder down my spine. “You believe that, don’t you?”
“Believe?” Aurora laughed, cold and cruel and inhuman. “Layla, I’ve lived it. All my life. As a woman in the Mafia, you produce, or you