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Much, much better experience overall with this one. Must be because of the new-to-me author, Brea Alepoú. Also helps that I liked and enjoyed both characters - with the one Skyler Snow one, I really disliked on of the MC's and that really brought down my enjoyment.

At times, it was a little hard for me to take. Because Enzo loves the blood and the gore and there are some quite graphic scenes. Especially when - Warning for graphic description under the cut: - (view spoiler)[he castrates a guy and then once he's dead, sticks his decapitated dick into his throat (hide spoiler)]. That was....so gross.

But, I've read some gory shit in the past, so it wasn't too much of a deterrent. (If I could read about Stavros and Daniel by Avril Ashton, especially in the second one and the way they kill a guy...then I can handle this.) It just was a little too much at times.

But Enzo really did calm down and show a softer side with Tex, and that really helped. I mean, he was also hard, rough and possessive AF with Tex, but he was also soft and sweet with him later on - and Tex's cat, Penelope. He came to love that cat as well and I loved that. Also I even found Enzo a tad adorable even in his grumpiness near the end, especially because at that point he would never truly harm Tex and Tex knew it, so his anger didn't hold as much weight as before.

They are, for a good portion of this, seemingly on opposing sides, because Tex is a cop and Enzo is a part of the mafia. But Tex was a bit of a bad boy before he became a cop - and addict - so he's a little bit drawn into a bit of the dark side.

He never goes to Enzo's level, but he loves the rough sex and Enzo's darker side, at times, turns him on more than anything.

Enzo had a partner two years ago who ended up betraying him and the whole Vitale family, really, so he's a bit weary of Tex, of letting someone in who could not only hurt him, but his brothers Benito and Giancarlo again as well.

They're just not recovering from the hit to their organization 2 years prior, and in some ways, Tex is similar to the guy Enzo had been with. And his two brothers caution him as well. But Enzo and Tex can't stay away from each other. And it turns out while there are some similarities to Enzo's ex, Tex is really his own person and truly nothing like him.

I do think there wasn't quite enough build up to the in love place they get to, but once they were there it was very good and I really enjoyed their connection then. Also, the sex was nice and spicy.

There were a lot of positives in this for me, I will definitely be readying more in this series. It was a tad slow going for me at times, but for the most part kept me invested and reading steadily.

Definitely worth a read, and I will definitely be diving into Giancarlo's book - either right away or soon, haven't made my mind up. But I will definitely be reading it either way.

Can't wait! 🥰