Chapter 4

Arianna had no clue Enzo was already painting her as a liar. Still, she could sense the tension in his silence, and it made her nervous. “Don’t you trust me?” she asked, her voice wavering.

He couldn’t tell her the truth: that he’d never trusted a woman in his life. But for her, he’d make an exception. She would be the first woman he’d ever truly let in.

“Believing you is harder than doing my taxes,” he murmured, making her laugh. “But sure, I believe you.”

He was a master of restraint. But the moment he could feel her resistance…