The Monster's Protégé
Sammy was nosy as hell, Dominic was a smart-ass with a God complex, and then there was Marco—the wildcard these lunatics had hired—who somehow managed to make things even more complicated.
As soon as Sammy walked out, Viktor shifted gears like a damn switch had flipped. One second, he was the cold, calculating head of the Romano family; the next, he was all soft eyes and quiet smiles as he focused entirely on Mia. And it was unsettling as hell. Watching Viktor Romano—stone-cold killer, executioner, and all-around ruthless bastard—gently tuck Mia’s hair behind her ear, pour her juice before she could even reach for it, and look at her like she was the only thing keeping him tethered to this w