Luca Moretti

At twenty-nine, Luca Moretti was one of the most powerful mafia bosses in Italy. Tall, broad-shouldered and dangerously handsome, with dark hair, piercing blue eyes and a neatly trimmed beard, he carried an intimidating presence wherever he went. Luca was quiet, calculated and notoriously difficult to read. He trusted very few people and kept his personal life completely separate from the empire he’d inherited and expanded. Katie Hart Katie Hart was a twenty-four-year-old single mother whose life revolved around her little girl. Beautiful in a soft, effortless way, she had long brunette hair, warm brown eyes and a gentle personality. She worked hard to give Ellie a peaceful childhood, even when things weren’t always easy. Katie knew nothing about Luca’s world—and she preferred it that way. Ellie Hart Four-year-old Ellie was Katie’s little shadow and almost her exact double, from her long brown hair and big brown eyes to the tiny expressions she made when she was concentrating. Sweet, affectionate and endlessly curious, Ellie had a habit of wandering a few steps ahead of her mother whenever something caught her attention. The Story Rain poured heavily over the city that afternoon, turning the pavements silver beneath the grey sky. Katie hurried into a small café with Ellie beside her, shaking the rain from her coat before finding them somewhere warm to sit. Across the café, Luca Moretti sat alone beside the window, a black coffee untouched in front of him. He had only stepped inside to escape the rain while waiting for his driver. Katie was ordering their drinks when Ellie spotted the display of cakes near the counter. “Mummy, look—” She hurried towards it without watching where she was going…