I lied to her. Betrayed her, but I&rsquo;ll never let her go.<br />Telica Vivenzio is like poison. Her innocence intoxicates me wrapped up in all that hard exterior lies the heart of a warrior. Unlike me, she has suppressed her darkness behind a cynical demeanor and snarky attitude.<br />Her transgressions are lies and petty theft and mine are the countless bodies and nameless faces scattered across the globe. When he dares to take her, and my truth is revealed, then I know that I have lost her.<br />She is my light through the darkness. The calming balm to my fragile mind. I&rsquo;ve killed for her in the past, and I&rsquo;ll do it again. The don has forbidden me from claiming her as mine, but I could no more turn my back on her than cease my own heart to beat.<br />Keeping her means signing my own death warrant, but after one taste of her, my fate has been sealed. It&rsquo;s a shame to taint someone so pure, but I must drag her into the darkness, one last time.<br />Betrayed by Alcino is a mafia romance suspense. This book contains dark themes, which may not be suitable for all readers.