NO ONE COULD HANDLE THE MAFIA BOSS’S DAUGHTER—UNTIL A WAITRESS WALKED INTO THE CHAOS AND DID THE IMPOSSIBLE

to protect his family.

The lock clanked.

Silence fell.

The panic room was small, stocked with monitors, supplies, and communication equipment.

But in that moment, it felt like a tomb.

Mia collapsed, sobbing hysterically.

Willow ignored the agony in her shoulder and slid down the wall, pulling Mia into her lap.

“He promised,” Mia wailed. “He promised he’d continue reading …