Shes a romantic at heart living in the most unromantic of worlds . . .Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. Shes the favored daughter the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was.Now all she can see in the mirrors reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.They say first impressions are everything . . .In the murky waters of New Yorks underworld Elenas sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man a boss a cheateven measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elenas first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part she realizes hes just as rude as he is handsome.She doesnt like the man or anything he stands for though that doesnt stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when hes near nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice.And hes always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brotherinlaw should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside but shes beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness for rough hands cigarettes and whiskeycolored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal however she can hardly afford to be swept up in another.Besides even if he were hers everyone knows you dont fall in love with a Made Man . . . rightThis is a standalone forbidden romance.