I was meant to live quietly.<br/>Feed strangers. Forget him.<br/>Raise my son beneath the scent of lemons and lies.<br/><br/>But fate has a cruel sense of humor.<br/>A Christmas feast.<br/>A villa drowning in snow and secrets.<br/>And him—<br/>the man I swore I’d never see again.<br/><br/>Dante Accardi.<br/>The underboss who once kissed me between fire and flour,<br/>who tasted my ragu like confession,<br/>and turned my kitchen into a cathedral.<br/><br/>Five years ago, I ran from his world of blood and vows.<br/>Now he’s standing in my doorway—<br/>older, harder, crowned in sin—<br/>and every look says I was never forgotten.<br/><br/>He says I don’t belong here.<br/>But his eyes tell a different story.<br/>One where I’m still his salvation.<br/>His sin.<br/>His unfinished war.<br/><br/>The snow is falling.<br/>The families are gathering.<br/>And one secret could bring his empire to its knees.<br/><br/>Because I didn’t just leave the Don who loved me—<br/>I left him a son.<br/><br/>And this Christmas…<br/>he’s coming to claim us both.<br/><br/>Author’s Note: A dark, steamy, second-chance Christmas Mafia Romance.<br/>Grumpy x Sunshine • Age Gap • Secret Baby • High Heat • No Cliffhanger • HEA Guaranteed