A mafia enforcer with blood on his hands. A forger with no scent and too many secrets. And a midnight job that pulls them into each other's orbit, where the most dangerous thing isn't the families hunting them. Emilio Reyes has survived three years on the run from The Vetting—forging identities in a Southie basement, swallowing suppressants to hide what he is, mapping exits in every room he enters. No name. No past. No alpha... moreA mafia enforcer with blood on his hands. A forger with no scent and too many secrets. And a midnight job that pulls them into each other's orbit, where the most dangerous thing isn't the families hunting them. Emilio Reyes has survived three years on the run from The Vetting—forging identities in a Southie basement, swallowing suppressants to hide what he is, mapping exits in every room he enters. No name. No past. No alpha. When Dante Carlucci shows up at his door needing papers, Emilio gives him documents, not answers. But Dante keeps coming back. And Emilio keeps letting him in. Now they're sharing midnight pasta and trading real truths. Scars, silence, the bruises neither of them explain. Dante doesn't push. He doesn't demand. He just stays. And Emilio is terrified, not of the enforcer at his table, but of the part of himself that wants to stop running long enough to be found. ✔ Unregistered omega on the run. ✔ Mafia enforcer with a conscience. ✔ Midnight meetings that become something more. ✔ Mpreg. ✔ He falls first. ✔ On-the-run romance. ✔ Strong male lead. Heat Level: Explicit. Vibes: Tense, protective, slow-burning. Setting: Boston underworld & coastal Maine. Ending: HEA. Standalone. The Vetting Book 1. Some identities are forged. Some are finally real. less
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