His father’s dying wish puts their love on the clock. Aria Being an obstetrics nurse means seeing the newest lives safely into the world, but it also meant watching the happiest day of someone’s life become the worst, and after one too many disasters, I couldn’t do it anymore. In hospice, I know what to expect. I know better than to get attached. Matteo Bello is a sweet but lonely man. Living in a mansion, he just wants company. If I could convince him and his son, Benedict, to make up before the end, I’ll consider that victory. Benedict Aria Rodriguez is beautiful, kind, and incredibly naive. She has no idea my father is the head of the east coast mafia. To be fair, I had no idea sleeping with her was part of my father’s plan either. The old man wants her wedded and carrying my heir before he croaks, and though I want nothing more than that myself, I refuse to give him what he wants, but my father’s never been above playing dirty. A fake relationship should be simple. Unfortunately, Aria won’t play along. Her sincerity exasperates me. Enthralls me. After my father dies, will I really be able to let her go?