RUTHLESS HEIR - CHAPTER 1 - PIETRO - MAFIA ROMANCE

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The novel opens with Pietro, a second-generation mafia heir attending Hawthorne in Boston under strict security arrangements. In a campus library setting, he observes a blonde scholar focused on Renaissance and historical studies, disrupting his carefully controlled routine. Pietro recognizes the danger of mistaking limits for weakness as irritation and curiosity replace his usual detachment. The story frames protection as both shelter and ownership, setting the tone for a romance rooted in legacy, power, and unexpected connection.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages301

Reading Time7 h 44 min

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by R.G. Angel

RUTHLESS HEIR A SECOND GENERATION MAFIA ROMANCE [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Copyright © 2026 R.G. Angel All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations used in reviews or critical articles. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author ’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Edited by: Theresa at Marginalia Editing Cover Design: Pretty in Ink Creations For more information, [visit: ](visit: www.rgangelbooks.com)[www.rgangelbooks.com](visit: www.rgangelbooks.com) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) For every reader who has ever mistaken survival for weakness. And for anyone learning that being protected should never mean being owned. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Acknowledgments About the Author Also by R.G. Angel [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CHAPTER 1 PIETRO Thethefilrst tibramyeoI saw Emf HawthoHartUni,vsee wsity,asstrnugndaeyy usuala forttes inof history books and entirely unaware she had just ruined the order of my afternoon. I stopped at the end of the aisle and looked at her for a moment. Wild blonde curls spilled around a bright pink headband that should not have suited her but did. Her glasses kept slipping down her nose, and every few seconds she pushed them back up with an absent motion that told me she was too deep in her work to care how she looked. She was writing in the margin of a thick paperback. “Would you like me to—” I lifted a hand, cutting Olivero off before he could offer whatever idiotic solution he thought I required. Olivero, my bodyguard, was the only concession I had made to my father. Alessandro Benetti, head of the Chicago outfit, had agreed to let meattend Hawthorne in Boston on two conditions: that I kept security with meand that I stayed on territory controlled by our people. Hawthorne was safe enough, at least by mafia standards. Few of the students wandering these halls had any idea just how carefully protected this place really was. Summer term made the campus quieter than it would be in September, but not empty. Hawthorne never truly slept. There were always graduate students haunting the library, professors guarding their research time, and undergraduates trying to convince themselves accelerated classes had been a wise choice. My gaze drifted back to the woman at my table. I wasn’t arrogant enough to assume the world moved around me, but that table had been mine since the beginning of the semester. Routine mattered. I liked the same seat, the same light, the same silence. Control made things easier on days when my body insisted on reminding me of its limits. My grip tightened around the cool silver handle of my cane. I had spent my whole life making sure no one mistook those limits for weakness. And yet, as I stood there watching a stranger bury herself in Renaissance warfare with no idea she was wrecking the order of my afternoon, weakness was not what I felt. It was irritation. Curiosity. And something far more inconvenient. I wasn’t the type to socialize, not here. I was here to finish my degree and step fully into the life I had been born to. By December, once my final summer and fall credits were done, I would officially become my father ’ssotto capo.

FAQs

Who is Pietro and what brings him to Hawthorne?

Pietro is a second-generation mafia heir sent to Hawthorne in Boston to finish his degree under security conditions set by his father’s Chicago leadership.

Why does Pietro dislike surprises at the university?

He relies on routine and control, and he feels irritated when a stranger disrupts the established rhythm of his days, even in a library setting.

What theme is highlighted through Pietro’s view of protection?

Protection is shown as potentially conflicting with personal freedom, because being safeguarded can also lead to being owned.

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