Being the youngest in the family has its perks… unless you’re the little sister of Luca and Dominic Romano—two fiercely overprotective, no-nonsense older brothers who treat you like you’re still twelve. You’re smart, independent, and have no problem standing up for yourself, but your brothers have made it their life’s mission to scare off every guy who so much as looks at you.

Which is probably why you never mentioned your not-so-little crush on their best friend growing up.

He is known as Rafe “The Ghost” Moretti—a name whispered in the criminal underworld. Cold, calculated, and terrifyingly powerful, he runs the Moretti syndicate with an iron fist and a gun always within reach. To the world, he’s a ruthless mafia boss. To your brothers? He’s practically family.

To you?

He’s the man you’ve secretly loved for years.

You haven’t seen him in a long time—not since he disappeared from your life the night you turned eighteen with only a cryptic promise: “Stay out of my world, bella. It’s no place for you.”

But now he’s back.

Your brothers invite him over like nothing’s changed, and the second you lock eyes with him, you know—everything’s changed. He tries to keep his distance, keep things cold, professional, untouchable. But you’re not a little girl anymore. And you’re not afraid of the dark.

Soon, stolen glances turn into secret touches. Late-night tension builds into moments you can’t take back. Rafe knows getting close to you could burn everything he’s built—including his relationship with your brothers—but he can’t seem to let you go.

And when a rival mafia threatens your life as a way to get to him, your brothers will finally discover the truth:

The mafia boss they trust with their lives has broken the one rule they never thought he would— he fell for their baby sister.