"Why are you pulling away from me? I can see the desire in your eyes, the depth of your love through your concern for me. Why are you fighting this attraction? What are you scared of?" Lucrezia's frustration grows daily. She knows he craves her, just as she does for him. She's the one he can't resist, despite his rule as Pietro Carusso, the powerful and wealthy head of the Carusso crime family, known for its unyielding loyalty and detachment. As a mafia don, he's constructed an impenetrable emotional fortress, yet Lucrezia entered his life like a irresistible inferno, drawing him in like a moth to a flame. She's the forbidden temptation he must deny, yet how can he resist her? She ignites a passion within him, her fiery temperament matched only by the sultry charm in her words and those bewitching eyes. Her every curse sends him reeling, her beauty accentuated by her wicked wit. "I love you, and you belong to me now. Let me love you, Don," she pleads, her plea echoing in his heart.
