Never fall in love Never let your emotions show Never let your guard down Growing up it's all Dante Accardi had ever known. Over the years his cold, heartless mentality grew along with his ego and it's not long before he takes his father's place, becoming the youngest Don in the Accardi Mafia as well as one of the most feared crime bosses in America. He never broke those three rules, he never took them for granted. Until he sets his eyes on her... Never leave a trail Never stop running Never look back Those three rules were the mantras that has kept Ava Gomez alive for the two years she's been on the run from her abusive father. With no identity of her own and no real place to call home, Ava never stays in one place for too long. On the first hint she's being followed, she packs and flees, leaving everything behind without a second thought. It's been that way since she lost her mother to a car accident at age fourteen. She's never stopped running since then. Until she bumps into him... "P..please help, some men are chasing m..me," her angelic voice was music to my ears, her innocence captivated my soul.The terrified look in her eyes and the blood on her clothes did not. In fact it made me clench my fists in rage. Hearing her laboured breaths, I looked down, only to see her purge out nearly a litre of blood. Clutching her chest she began to cough violently and in the next instant fell unconscious on her side on the cold hard concrete. Struggling to remain calm I picked her up and carried her off, handling her with immense care. Worried she'd fall out of my arms due to her fragility, I gripped her body as gently as I could and put her in the passenger seat of my car. Watching her unconscious state, murderous thoughts were running through my mind. Whoever was responsible for her condition, whoever was the cause of her pain will not live to see the light of another day. I'd bring death to anyone who dared to hurt my angel.