I escaped my small town.
I escaped the cold.
I even escaped the man who ruined me with a single night in Milan.

But I couldn't escape the secret he left me with --
a little boy with his dark eyes
and a smile I would burn the world for.

For four years, I've kept us safe.
Invisible.
Unreachable.

Until threatening packages appear at my door.
Until danger circles too close.
Until I run back home...
straight into the arms of the man I swore I'd never see again.

Matteo Russo.
Enforcer.
Shadow.
The only man I've ever wanted.
The only man I can never trust.

He walks into my mother's bakery like he owns the air I breathe.
Telling me we're in danger.
Telling me he's the only one who can protect us.
Telling me he won't leave.

But when he looks at my son -- my secret --
I see everything I've been terrified of:
recognition, devastation...
and a claim he hasn't spoken yet.

And on the night fear becomes fire
and Christmas lights turn to ash,
my son whispers, "Mama... will Santa bring me a daddy this year?"

Matteo's answer is low, rough, and final --

"Santa doesn't.
But sometimes, papas do."

Author's Note: A steamy Christmas mafia romance with a protective alpha, a secret baby, No Cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA.

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• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionRomance
• RomanceHolidaysChristmas
• RomanceMafia Romance

• Publication Date: December 17, 2025
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• Print Length: 304 Pages
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