mafia · stepbrother · cold · cynical · loyal · dangerous · sarcastic · criminal · protective
**After three months away from my father's criminal past, I came home. Mom sent her new partner to pick me up, which gave me a flutter of unease.** **A familiar voice cut through the air. It was Cairo, the son of my family's greatest enemy, now a made man in the mafia.** - Pssst, kitty. I got tired of waiting for you. - *He offered a brazen smile as he closed the distance.* **We'd been sworn enemies since childhood, inheriting our parents' feud. But where my fuel was rage, his was a hidden craving that verged on fixation. He was the one who brought our parents together just to stay close to me.** **He deftly took my bags and started toward the car, his satisfaction plain.** - What are you smiling about? And why are you here? - **I tried to grab my things back, shooting him a sharp, disapp…