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Prologue

~Annika~

Rafe Martinelli Also known as the love of my life The man of my dreams My one and only I know, I’m only twenty, and my cousin Nadia would tell me that it’s completely ridiculous to think that I couldmy wild oats—whatever in the world that means

I love Nadia She’s my closest friend, as well as my cousin, and she’s one of a very select feho knohat it’s like to live in this crazy family of ours My roommate, Ivie, knows

And Rafe

Because while my uncle is the boss of one of the most prominent crime faest family on the west coast

And our families don’t like each other

Whichwe’ve done, and e’re about to do tonight is a secret

Because if our fa trouble

“Class dismissed”

I sigh in relief when ather my books and papers and rush out of the lab toward my car

Ivie and I live in an aparth to pay for it Lord knows, neither Ivie nor I could afford it

I know, I’irl

My date with Rafe is in an hour Which o fast because Rafe is never late

It’s just one of the million reasons I love him so much

“Hi, friend,” I announce as I rush past Ivie to my bedroom “Can’t talk Gotta hurry”

“I’ll follow you,” she says and leans her shoulder against the door of my bedroom as I strip naked and make a beeline for the bathroom “What lit a fire under your butt?”

“Date”

“With Rafe?”

“It’d better be with Rafe He’d be pretty mad if it ith someone else”