Adalyn held his hand tightly, smiling as they walked to the car. “Do you get a winter break, too, or is Lucca going to make you work?”

He squeezed his tatted hand around hers. “I’m not sure. He hasn’t told me anything yet.”

“What?” Vincent stopped in his tracks, causing Lake, who was walking under his arm, to stop. “He already told me I have casino surveillance.”

“Hmm … I’m sure he just hasn’t told me yet.” Angel gave him a slick smile.

The pretty boy thought for a second before he continued, “Yeah, you’re probably right.”

Adalyn quietly chuckled, happy that it had been Angel to steal her heart. It would have been really hard to have a love life with her brother around, but Angel was clever, knowing exactly how to handle him.

She was happier than ever. Finished with her first semester of college, surrounded by her friends and family, and having her bad boy dreams come true.

They had been together for some time now, taking it slow and making sure the Caruso family adjusted to the possibility of the two families mingling. It had been an uphill battle, but they were sure Lucca had put the fear of God in all his men. She also figured that was how Vincent had quickly adjusted to Angel.

Walking up to the Escalade, she saw the tall, gorgeous blonde who was standing next to Elle give a smile as they approached. “Hey, lovebirds.”

Or maybe that was Maria.

“Hey, princess.” Unlike everyone else, Angel wasn’t afraid of her and could dish it right back. There seemed to be an understanding between the two. Even Adalyn wasn’t sure what that was, but she knew it had to do with a mutual respect.

When they heard rolling wheels spinning on pavement, coming right at them, they all turned their heads.

Uh-oh …

“What the …?” Elle’s mouth dropped open, and Lake froze like a statue as Matthias rolled over to them on his skateboard, stopping to stand right beside Angel, his complete mirror image.

“I missed you, brother.”

“What the hell are you doing here?” Angel asked.

Matthias’s eyes travelled to a pretty, young girl who passed them. “Well, I came by to see what kind of gig you had here, and now I would like to volunteer to take your place.”

“Too bad.” Angel wrapped his arm tightly around Adalyn. She thought he was holding her awfully close …

“Wait!” Elle’s eyes bounced back and forth. “What?”

Lake’s eyes rolled to the back of her head as she passed out, her body going limp.

Adalyn went to catch her, but Vincent already had, screaming in frustration, “What the fuck!”

“I take it she didn’t know you had a twin either?” Matthias asked, looking down at the fallen girl.

“Jesus Christ,” Maria muttered, rolling her eyes when Elle and Adalyn started fanning Lake. “You girls need to keep your shit together.”

“Well, hello …” Matthias finally noticed Maria, trailing his eyes down her body as he rolled his skateboard toward her. “I haven’t seen you in a while. You’re looking good, princess.”

Maria picked up her stiletto-donned foot, stopping the board from coming any closer. “Don’t even try it.” It was clear by the glare in her eyes that the respect she had for Angel didn’t transfer to his twin, or any other Luciano for that matter.

“Just let me know if you change your mind, princess.” Matthias gave her a sinister smile as he backed up, able to take a hint.

Lake had started to come to, but she passed out again after she heard Matthias talk that way.

“Fuck this shit.” Vincent picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. Grumbling under his breath, he went to place her in the car. “Now she knows there’s fucking two of them prettier than me.”

Adalyn couldn’t help laughing at her brother, who had desperately tried to keep that little secret from his girlfriend.

“You should probably go while you have the chance,” Angel told his brother.

Matthias agreed, but before he took off on his skateboard, he gave Maria another one, “See you around, princess.”

The blonde narrowed her eyes at him as he sailed away. Looking to Angel, she gave him a message. “He better hope not.”

Understanding, Angel nodded as he took Adalyn’s hand again, leading her to the car.

“You two are complete opposites, aren’t you?” she asked when they were alone.

“In every way but appearance.”

Looking over at him, she felt it starting to click. “Is that why all your tattoos are flipped, because you are opposites?”

“No.” His voice took on a dark tone as he revealed the real reason they mirrored each other. “My father made us do that so he could tell us apart.”

Every hair on her body stood up. It was the first time he had spoken about his father to her. After hearing about who he was and what he had done to Chloe, that alone had made her sure she never wanted to hear more.

“Oh.”

When his response was silence, she figured he didn’t want to tell her more about it.

Angel continued to walk her to the car, where he opened the door for her, but she didn’t want to get in just yet. Needing to spend a little more time with him before he took her home, she reached up on her tippy toes and placed a hard kiss on his lips.

He grabbed the small Italian girl’s tiny waist, holding her in place. “What was that for, sweetness?”

“I just thought I’d give you a kiss, so you’d know what you’ll be missing over winter break.”

“So, you don’t want to keep seeing me?” he asked with a smile.

“Oh, I do. That was in case you didn’t want to see me.” She leaned up and wrapped her arms around his neck, keeping him there for just a bit longer. “Where are we supposed to hang out every day now?”

Angel was the one to place a rough kiss on her lips this time. “Get in, sweetness. I’ve got something to show you.”