So if you're looking for angst, love/hate dynamic and some very steamy scenes then you'll find it in this book. I honestly felt like Gianna and Matteo had the most palpable chemistry out of all the couples in this series.

Gianna is quite the sassy girl who fights more for her independence than against the moral horror of her family's lifestyle. She makes a break for it, but to no avail. Tho Luca was The intimidating guy, The Alpha, and obviously the Capo but still, Matteo gave Luca a tough fight and didn't bendsweetheart you will kiss him, seek physical closeness but yet your prejudice was so big that you will spite him, insult him Love is when you feel safe in someone’s arms, when he’s the first thing you want to see in the morning, love is surrendering. You risk getting hurt but you don’t care. You are willing to give someone the power to break your heart. Love means seeing someone at their worst and still seeing the good in them, love means someone is perfect for you despite their imperfections”

Also another reason I can't rate this higher, the writing. It really doesn't improve. I am growing increasingly aggravated with the repeated sentences, wrong tenses, and awkward word choices that just look wrong in the sentence. I didn't find the writing to be very polished. Other than that I love her protective sister and rebellious side. Growing up in a house with an abusive father and mother who does not care, by taking care of their younger and elder siblings Gianna proved to be a good sister. I love how she took beatings instead of her sister, how she stood up for Aria and Liliana when their father tried to marry them off, how she was always there for her siblings in times of need. I also love the little rebel in her. How she manage to escape her harsh reality and have fun, even if it was short lived. The way Gianna was and Mateo still liked her? Made him dumb in my book… I may have understood a tad IF she gave her virginity to him before she ran? But then no one would believe she didn’t sleep with every man she met… since she wasn’t trying to clear the air anyway…Mateo was blinded by her “beauty” and was led by what was in his pants… why would he want to marry someone who didn’t even like him? 🙄 she knew she could mistreat him and he walked right into it… Same with Aria, she may love Gianna, but I don't think she would really help her escape. That had potential to end really bad, and I don't think she would really risk that. Especially since Luca would be the one who would have been hurt by that. Gianna wants nothing to do with Matteo, as well as mafia lifestyle in general. She's spirited, loud-mouthed, and stubborn to a fault.I'm having a difficult time rating this because while I really liked and enjoyed this one way more than the first, I honestly think a 3 star rating is way too high for this book.