The Mafia Daddy's Pretty Little Informant
(2026)(Book 42 in the Mafia Daddies Ruthless Possession series)
A novel by Jess Winters
I woke to his hand on my back and a text that read: I know what you did. Payment due.
Marco DeLuca—tall, scarred jaw, hands that could sign contracts or cradle my panic. He looks at risk the way other men look at weather. He tucks a wool blanket around my shoulders and calls me baby girl like it's a lifeline, not a confession. He doesn't pity me. He protects me.
I went to his office with ledgers and left with honey tea and a spare denim jacket. He brought me a safe room in his townhouse. He taught me safe words. He read me ridiculous stories and then argued with a reporter who wanted to sell my life for a headline. He put my purple crayon heart on his corkboard like a flag.
Then someone photographed that flag. Threats came in like teeth. Darren circled. Unknown numbers demanded payment. My past smear could destroy my future if anyone saw me small.
He says he'll stand in the line. He says he'll fight the vultures and keep my bylines clean. He promises to choose me. Can I let him protect my tiny heart without losing the woman I fought so hard to be?
Marco DeLuca—tall, scarred jaw, hands that could sign contracts or cradle my panic. He looks at risk the way other men look at weather. He tucks a wool blanket around my shoulders and calls me baby girl like it's a lifeline, not a confession. He doesn't pity me. He protects me.
I went to his office with ledgers and left with honey tea and a spare denim jacket. He brought me a safe room in his townhouse. He taught me safe words. He read me ridiculous stories and then argued with a reporter who wanted to sell my life for a headline. He put my purple crayon heart on his corkboard like a flag.
Then someone photographed that flag. Threats came in like teeth. Darren circled. Unknown numbers demanded payment. My past smear could destroy my future if anyone saw me small.
He says he'll stand in the line. He says he'll fight the vultures and keep my bylines clean. He promises to choose me. Can I let him protect my tiny heart without losing the woman I fought so hard to be?