Isabella’s POV I stood up from the cold balcony floor slowly, my legs still a little shaky from everything that had just happened. My fingers brushed over my swollen lips, and a big smile spread across my face. He kissed me. Don Massimo actually kissed me. That rough, hungry, possessive kiss still burned on my mouth. My heart was racing like crazy, and warmth spread through my whole body just thinking about it…his tongue in my mouth, his hand squeezing my breast, the way he growled against my lips like he wanted to devour me. His words echoed in my head: “You’ve signed your own death.” They didn’t scare me at all. If anything, they made me even more excited. A thrill ran down my spine. This man was dangerous, powerful, and completely in control…and I wanted every single piece of him. I

