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

the glass rattle so hard I thought the whole building would collapse.”

Mia stopped rocking.

She did not uncover her ears completely, but her grip loosened.

“Did your mom come get you?” she whispered.

Willow paused.

The memory cut through her like jagged glass.

“No,” she said softly. “My mom was very sick. She slept a lot. And my dad wasn’t around. It was continue reading …