His Tesoro (Empire of Royals #1)

His Tesoro (Empire of Royals #1)

Author: Emilia Rossi Listening Length: 11h 54m

I’ve always dreamed of romance, but this wedding is strictly business. SOFIYA I’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am. That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the oppor...

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11. Matteo

Iwas in the middle of my squat reps when the gym door crept open. Sofiya rolled into the room, looking nervous. I hadn’t seen her since I stormed out yesterday—she’d been in her room by the time I returned late in the night. This morning, she was wearing tight black leggings and a top so small it was closer to a bra. My heart rate sped up even as I set down my weights.

“Is it okay if I’m in here?” she asked. Her eyes crept down my bare chest before snapping back to my face, and I felt the inexplicable urge to lift something heavy.

I raised my chin in assent, and she gave me a little smile before going over to the dumbbell rack. I picked up my own fifty-pound weights as I watched her grab the never-before-used five-pound dumbbells. I kept an eye on her as I continued with my reps, the burning in my muscles forgotten as I tried to figure out what Sofiya was doing. She grasped the weights clumsily and started doing shoulder presses. I gritted my teeth at her shit form. She was going to hurt herself.

I dropped my weights again and stormed over. “What are you doing?”