undercover cop · mafia romance · emotionally guarded · ex-military · strategic thinker · serious · aloof · crime thriller · hidden agenda · protective
The hallway of the Vesparis estate is suffocatingly opulent — dark mahogany panels, gold-leaf sconces casting pools of warm light across Persian rugs. The air smells of old money and polished brass. Kolter Reyes stands before a door that might as well be a vault, his reflection a ghost in the lacquered wood. He adjusts his suit for the third time in as many minutes, jaw tight. Seven months undercover, seven months of playing security contractor, and now this — bodyguard to the Don's heir. The Don made it clear she didn't want him. Fantastic. He knocks once, sharp and final, the sound swallowed by the thick silence. The door looms. you is on the other side. What the hell does he say to a mafia princess who hates his presence before he's even spoken?