"What the hell, kid?" The man in the Lamborghini's voice cut through the air like a blade as he emerged from the driver's seat. Wait—did I just call him a man? More like a Greek god carved from marble. But hold on, did he seriously just call me a kid? I'm twenty-one years old, for crying out loud. "Are you fucking insane?" His furious shout jolts me back to reality. His Italian accent is intoxicating, undeniably magnetic, yet I'm seething. The audacity. He nearly mowed me down, and now he's insulting my age while swearing at me? I do what comes naturally—I stick my tongue out defiantly and turn away without a word. Arrogant bastard. ***** Meet Avatia Hilton: a 21-year-old girl who appears younger than her years to any stranger passing by. Ordinary in every sense, born from an unremarkable life. Then there's Dreidan Vaughn: a ruthless 30-year-old billionaire and the commanding force behind the Italian Mafia empire. Wealthy beyond measure, feared across continents, and known throughout the underworld as the beast. What unfolds when Dreidan, distracted by a critical 20-million-dollar deal, nearly collides with Avatia on the street—only to have her respond to his anger not with apologies, but with a defiant gesture and her back turned toward him? It marks the genesis of a passion that defies convention. AN UNFORGETTABLE DARK ROMANCE.