Luca & Alexis: Return of the Queen by Posey Parks

The woman I love who was my childhood best friend and now girlfriend would never walk away.
So, I thought.
Why did she leave?
Lexis and I had a wonderful life together.
We were best friends growing up and later lovers.
My brother Marco and I are the bosses of the Esposito crime family.
Lexis ran one of many Espositos’ gambling houses.
She didn’t take anyone’s mess.
I loved how tough she was.
And that she was mine.
Five years later, after Mom mentioned her name at a holiday dinner, I thought about Lexis long and hard.
It was time to find the woman I loved and bring her home.

Warning this book contains scenes and references of abuse/assault/gore that some readers may find triggering.