**Hey, Snugglebug**

Ethan didn’t even wait for the music in the ballroom to fade behind him. The second Valentina gave him the address, he was already heading for the exit, holding her by the wrist just long enough to make her repeat her warning one last time.

“If she says no—if she doesn’t want you—” Val spoke firmly, looking him straight in the eye, “you’ll leave Naples. No stalking. No ‘waiting around just in case.’ I only gave you this because I trust you to do the ...