" I want you" he cupped my face with both hands and I could feel his breath on my face now. "Not as much as I've always wanted you" I replied. My breathing unsteady. He smiled and locked in for a kiss....... ****** Pawn for the Mafia Lord A Mafia Love Story Sold by the only family she had left, twenty-year-old Elena is taken to Italy and forced into the mansion of the country's most feared mafia lord. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. Lorenzo De Luca has built an empire on fear. Ever since the tragic death of his wife, he has become even more merciless, shutting everyone out except his young son, Leo—who hasn't spoken a single word since losing his mother. When Elena is assigned to be Leo's nanny, Lorenzo makes one thing painfully clear: She is not welcome. Determined to survive in a house filled with dangerous secrets, ruthless soldiers, and enemies lurking in every shadow, Elena finds herself slowly breaking through the walls around the silent little boy. But the closer she gets to the De Luca family, the more questions she begins to ask about the mysterious death of Lorenzo's wife. The answers she finds only make one thing certain... Nothing in the De Luca empire is what it seems. As deadly betrayals, hidden truths, and a brutal mafia war threaten to tear everything apart, Elena must decide whether to trust the ruthless man everyone fears—or believe the whispers that paint him as a monster. In a world where loyalty is bought with blood and love can be the deadliest weakness of all, falling for the Mafia Lord may cost Elena everything.