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  1. UNEXPECTED DEVOTION
  2. MINK
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  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
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  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. CARINA
  14. 11
  15. GILLY
  16. 12
  17. CARINA
  18. 13
  19. GILLY
  20. 14
  21. CARINA
  22. 15
  23. GILLY
  24. 16
  25. CARINA
  26. 17
  27. GILLY
  28. 18
  29. CARINA
  30. 19
  31. GILLY
  32. 20
  33. CARINA
  34. 21
  35. GILLY
  36. 22
  37. CARINA
  38. EPILOGUE
  39. GILLY
  40. ALSO BY MINK
  41. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I should’ve left when I first realized I had feelings for her. That would’ve been the right thing to do. I should’ve told Antonio I was going out on my own, even if I wasn’t. I should’ve tried to be a good man and walk away from the one temptation that I have to fight every day to resist. But I didn’t. I’m committed to this family. More than that, I’m committed to Carina. If I walked away and something happened to her, I’d never forgive myself. I can’t have her, but I can’t leave her. I’m trapped, and maybe I want to be, if that’s what keeps me close to her.

You see, the love bug may have only recently bitten Antonio and Butcher, but it’s had its fangs in my heart from the first moment Carina Palermo returned from school.

She’s Antonio’s sister.

She’s only eighteen.

And she’s completely off limits.

2

CARINA

For the longest time, all I ever wanted was Gilly’s attention. Since I was a young girl, before my brother thought it was best to send me off to boarding school for not only my safety but to get the best education, I’d stare at the man like he’d strategically placed all the stars in the sky for me alone.

That was the thing about Gilly that always drew me to him. Most men can be a bit hot-tempered. But not him. He’s always so calm, cool, and collected. I found that calmness fascinating as a young girl.

Then I went away to school, and when I came back, my feelings for him started to change. Of course I’ve always thought him to be handsome, but that word doesn’t even do him justice now. The man is downright sexy. I guess something has changed for him too, because he does almost anything he can to avoid me when I’m home. I know I can be a bit much at times, but jeez, I’m a freaking Palermo. What does he expect?

But now he’s back to watching me, and I’m not sure why. If I had to guess, I would say it’s one of two things, the first one being the war that’s going on between my brother and the other families. It’s why I was pulled from school a month shy of graduation. The only other reason I could come up with is that he’s on to me. I don’t know how that would be possible, but I wouldn’t put it past him with the amount of resources he has.