Lovely Venom

I’ve spent six years hiding behind a fake identity, too many deadbolts, and secrets that could destroy me. Trust isn’t an option. Especially when it comes to the man who doesn’t know I’m rival blood. In the Cosa Nostra, they call him Il Corvo—the Raven. On the surface, he’s cold, controlled, aloof…and definitely not interested. So I made a deal with a mysterious masked stranger instead. It was supposed to be a simple arrangement. He would help me explore my desires and overcome my fears. No names, no attachments. But when it got too real, I ran. What I didn’t know was that he had secrets of his own. Because the man who’s haunted me for the last three years? He might go by a different name… But he and the Raven are one and the same.

I’ve spent six years hiding behind a fake identity, too many deadbolts, and secrets that could destroy me. Trust isn’t an option. Especially when it comes to the man who doesn’t know I’m rival blood. In the Cosa Nostra, they call him Il Corvo—the Raven. On the surface, he’s cold, controlled, aloof…and definitely not interested. So I made a deal with a mysterious masked stranger instead. It was supposed to be a simple arrangement. He would help me explore my desires and overcome my fears. No names, no attachments. But when it got too real, I ran. What I didn’t know was that he had secrets of his own. Because the man who’s haunted me for the last three years? He might go by a different name… But he and the Raven are one and the same.