Bound by Temptation (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #4)

by Cora Reilly

Why was it that we sometimes wanted something that was impossible? Something that only led to hurt?

I wanted to touch her, brush her hair away from her. Fuck. I wanted much more than that, but I stayed where I was.

Matteo had stayed in New York. Not only because Luca needed someone he trusted there, but because Gianna’s encounter with Father would be explosive anyway. If Matteo were there as well, someone would die.

The loneliness you felt when you were surrounded by people was the worst kind.

“I don’t know. Maybe nothing. But I want you, Lily. I can’t get you out of my head. No matter what I do there’s always you.”

His fingers ran up and down my forearm in a very distracting way but I wasn’t sure if he even realized what he was doing.

“I always thought that I’d be the one to start a war between the Outfit and the Famiglia. Kudos to you, Romero, for proving me wrong for once,” Matteo said grinning. “I thought that too,” Romero said. Luca sighed. “I hate to interrupt your chitchat but we need to get the fuck going.”

All this because I loved a man I wasn’t supposed to love, and because I wanted to be with him.

“Nobody will take you away from me. I’ll fight a million wars if it means I can keep you.”