**GIOVANNI'S POV**
My eyes widened in surprise and shock. "What?"
Massimo shrugged, his teasing smile reappearing. "You heard me right, little brother. Who said I didn't get what I wanted?"
My heart began to race, and my mind filled with confusing and maddening thoughts. I was sure Massimo was just trying to provoke me, but there was a part of me that was starting to doubt. What if he had succeeded in seducing Mia?
"Massimo, stop it. You're just trying to provoke me, and I won't fall for it."
He laughed as if he were enjoying my reaction a lot. "Maybe, Giovanni, maybe not. But you'll never know for sure, will you?"
Massimo was right. He had always been an expert at getting under my skin, and the seed of doubt was there, planted in my mind, growing and strengthening.
I was determined
