Always the Villain

Vitale Brothers #6

by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow

Cesare Vitale

Man. Myth. Legend.

Or at least that’s how the world views me.

They’re not wrong; I would give anything to take back my throne. To have power again. Even if it means breaking all of my already weak familial ties.

Until I meet the one man that makes me pause.

Raphael is everything I have never wanted to admit I crave. Someone who sees the monster and still wants me just the same. But there's more to Raphael than meets the eye. Can he be trusted?

In the midst of Vitale chaos I’m forced to ask myself something I’ve never doubted before. What's more important?

Power? Or love?


Book 6 in the Vitale Brothers series. This will be the final book.

Genres: M M Romance, Dark Romance, Romance, Mafia Romance, Dark, LGBT, Contemporary

449 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2026

About the author

Brea Alepoú realized her dream was to write and tell stories after spending five years in college getting a degree. She has since been writing and letting her imagination free. She thought she would only write contemporary at first but soon found her love for making worlds. So now she writes it all. With her wild imagination, expect lots of different stories, from fairies ruling to vampires killing everyone, to the sweet loving between two men, passion between two fierce women, or the love of multiple partners. She believes that everyone deserves love even if not all of her characters get it right away. Love is passionate, hot, needy, confusing, painful, fulfilling, and all-consuming.
(pnr, contemporary, fantasy, erotica, romance, shifter mpreg, & rh)
There will be a book for everyone.
Insanity is Contagious.
Brea Alepoú

Reviews

[natalie]

Not fucking Cesare, the fuck? 😂

[dahlia]

if cesare will have his own book, he did not deserve it. that mf did a lot of damage to his sons, him having his own book is ridiculous.

[Lionelle Pmuls (That's Slump Backwards & It's What I Do)]

Can’t wait to start but I have ARCs to finish first 🙃

Vitale Brothers Series:
1. Take Me Apart - Enzo & Tex's Story - 5,0 stars
2. Paid in Full - Giancarlo & Ash's Story - 5,0 stars
3. Say I Do - Benito & Harlow's Story - 5,0 stars
4. Never Say Never - Gianpaolo & York's Story - 4,7 stars
Expected on 10/01/2025
5. End It All - Blake & Quincy's Story - 5 stars
6. Always The Villain - Daddy Vitale's Story (Cesare & Raphael)


Bonus Shorts:
👉 1,5/2,5. Vitale Brothers Bonus Shorts Vol.1 👈freebie (prolificworks link)
- 1,5. Story 1: Tex and Enzo go meet Tex's parents. - 4,5 stars
- 2,5. Story 2: Ash must get answers about the man in the picture - 4,0 stars
More Bonus Shorts On Patreon - Twisted Tales Romance


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SPIN-OFF Series The Hitters MC Club 1st Book:
👉 3,5. Bad Habits - Caleb & Tony's Story

[Renae Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cesare finally gets his happy ending, and I could not get enough of his story. He is a bit rough around the edges, he is aggressive, stubborn, and completely unorthodox in his approach to parenting his five sons and his love life is no exception. Raphael has his sights set on this unforgiving and difficult man, and his relentless yearning and desire for the one man who could destroy him entirely create the perfect foundation for an equally unpredictable romance.

Overall, I loved the conclusion to this series. It is highly entertaining and kept me completely enthralled with this unsuspecting romance between the ousted mafia leader Cesare and his much younger love interest Raphael. I also loved getting Raphael's backstory. I love the fun, surprising twists along the way that I was not expecting at all. This series has been extremely entertaining, and I cannot wait to see what is in store for the next entries in this unpredictable world.

[Jennifer (sobrietyandbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s hard for me to accept that this is the final installment in a series that has brought me so much joy over the years. As much as I did not want to fall for Cesare, I knew Skyler & Brea would make it happen. Don’t tell me that man didn’t love his children! He loves to deeply it almost broke me.

There are so many hidden gems throughout this book (*cough*title drops*cough*) but I think my favorite was the similarities between Cesare & his children. Seeing them all together in the final act was everything!

Now let’s talk Rafael? Leave it to Cesare to fall for someone almost as unhinged as Harlow. Raf said “that’s my man” & never looked back. The obsession was real & exactly what this stubborn old man needed!

Overall, did I want it to end? No. Am I happy with the way it did? Yes. Absolutely. It’s perfect.

[Jericho*Rain · Rating 5 out of 5]

**ARC REVIEW**

Where do I start? When I found out we would get a Daddy Vitale book I wasn't sure how this hard man could ever dig his way into my heart like his sons did.

But boy, oh boy! What a read! Now I absolutely see where the boys got their assholery and unhingeness from! For all their b*tching about their dad, these boys got it all from him! He's the OG obsessive, possessive mofo.
Cesare is a complex character with so many walls around his heart I'm not sure he knows his own way back! I love that we got to see behind the curtains, so to speak, see what makes him tick. And man, in his own words, this man needs "therapy. Deep, never-ending therapy"! .... or a good family maiming session!😆
And then there's Rafael. This man had my heart from the start. He knew what he wanted and what he needed to do to get it. He has his own agenda and his agenda is 2 words. CESARE VITALE.
His shenanigans had me in stitches, and watching Cesare try to keep up was hilarious.
Honorable mention: his hilarious beef with a feisty kitten🤣
I loved seeing Cesare and Rafael's dynamic and their relationship develop and grow into what it became. Seeing both men learn to understand, accept and navigate each other was a rollercoaster of laughter, emotions and tears. The road was bumpy AF, but they got there in the end!

This book was nothing like I expected but everything I needed the last book of the series to be ❤️

The smut was smutting. The emotions were high (oh how I cried.) The plottwists plottwisted. And the banter... the banter was top-tier. The Brothers cameos were absolutely perfect and hilarious. I had to wipe tears of laughter more than once (Gin, Paolo, I'm looking at you!).

So while I'm sad this is the last of the Vitale series, it was an amazing last chapter to an epic series that captured my heart and soul (no I'm not being dramatic, this series is my roman empire).

Thank you Skyler and thank you Brea ❤️

[Flora.reads.books · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐

We definitely need more of the boys with Cesare! 😭😭😭💙

Gabriella's age doesn't add up.
Benito is 38 and Cesare 54. Rafael is 26 and Gabriella is 24 years older than Rafael, she would've had Benito at 12! What????? 😲😲😲😲

I can't believe this series is over 😭😭😭😭
The Vitales will forever have my heart 🥹💙♾️

[Shiro Kitana]

I cant wait for Cesare and Rafael. The fact that we got to see that Cesare show some emotions and that he actually feels lonely? cause his sons leave him out of things and that Rafael is working for Benito to seduce him. I honestly can't wait

[Cece (A Tortured Reader) · Rating 2 out of 5]

This reminded me of two things:
1. How much I love the Vitale brothers (not you, Blake)
2. How much I hate Cesare
The Vitale Brothers will always be one of my favorite series, but the authors have been fucking it up with the last two books. First, pulling a brother out of nowhere and bringing him into the family was completely unnecessary. You know what else was unnecessary? Writing a WHOLE-ASS book about a man we’ve been told for the last five books is an idiot, scum, a piece of shit, a man who screwed over his sons’ lives every chance he got.
And now he’s mad because his sons kicked him in the ass and told him they’re done with him and his bullshit? Fuck him. He did not deserve that happy ending.
And Rafael? He is like a cheap version of Harlow, like they tried to write another Harlow, and it just didn’t go well
Yes, I did read this book, but only because I wanted crumbs of the brothers and because I wanted to see what kind of bullshit the authors came up with for Cesare's story.
Sorry guys, but this whole series should’ve ended with Gianpaolo’s book

[Aleja · Rating 5 out of 5]

MM romance | Mafia romance | Agegap (26-54) | Bi awakening | Forced proximity | Lies | Possessive & Obsessed MC | Needy bottom


La espera de un año y un mes valió completamente la pena! Dios mío, qué buen libro!

Cesare y Rafael fueron de otro mundo; los amé muchísimo de principio a fin. Si bien tiene un inicio un poco lento, el resto de la historia lo compensa con creces. Toda la acción, las tradiciones y los enfrentamientos me atraparon por completo.

Eso sí, necesitaba más! Esperaba al menos tres cenas familiares antes de dar por terminada la serie, porque realmente quería verlos interactuar como familia; un solo epílogo no fue suficiente para mí 😭. Me moría por ver más encuentros entre Cesare y sus hijos🥹.

No quiero despedirme de esta serie todavía... ¡necesito más de ellos! 😭😭💖

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The one-year-and-one-month wait was absolutely worth it! My God, what a phenomenal book!

Cesare and Rafael were out of this world, I loved them from start to finish. Although it has a slightly slow start, everything else makes up for it. The action, the different traditions, and the confrontations, I loved every bit of it.

However, I was left wanting more! I was hoping for at least three family dinners before ending the series because I really wanted to see them interact as a family; one epilogue just wasn't enough 😭. I was dying to see more moments between Cesare and his children🥹.

I’m not ready to say goodbye to this series yet... I need more of them! 😭😭💖

[Berry's Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t put this book down!

I read this book late into the night. I couldn’t put it down. You made me forgive a villain lol. It was a fun read, and I loved the character growth and love. I’m sad. The series is over. Must read! One of my favorite mafia romances.

[Ace]

[jan 12]YUP NO PLOT NEEDED GIVE IT TO ME NOW RACHEL

[oct 16] THE FUCKING COVER GIVE IT TO ME

[Maxie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been so conflicted about this one. On one hand, this series is one of my favorites, I've loved every single book up until End It All, and I would devour any content about the brothers. But on the other hand, I feel like this book was unnecessary and the wrong send-off for the Vitale’s saga.

I think there were way better alternatives, like a full-cast, long epilogue or a short-story anthology ( like they did with the Sadenverse’s Fake Boyfriend Breakaways). But a redemption story for the father we've been told (and shown) for five books is a deadbeat piece of crap? Sorry, that's just not for me.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good redemption arc, when we actually get to discover why the villain turned out the way he did, there's groveling, and you end up feeling for them.

There's none of that here.

Up until about 80% of the book, Cesare is still a jerk who only cares about himself. He treats his love interest like garbage and has no problem screwing over all five of his sons.

And then there's Rafael, who's basically a stereotype, and a total doormat. The book tries to sell the degradation kink, but it just doesn't work for me; it feels more like mistreatment. Plus, we're supposed to believe he's been in love for ten years when it's mostly obsession? I don't know, the whole love story feels bogus to me.

I'm giving it the two stars mostly for the final 20%, when we finally get to spend time with the brothers. That's what I wanted for the end of the series.

Even though all Cesare's wrongs were just swept under the rug because, oh no, daddy used to beat him? That rubbed me the wrong way, it felt like a weak cop-out. And then suddenly he's proud of his sons and wants to be a grandfather? Nope, thanks. I'm going to pretend this isn't canon. My Vitale boys deserved a better curtain call.

[Jam Morningstar · Rating 5 out of 5]

*ARC REVIEW* may contain spoilers*

UHHHHH i never thought id like cesare, but hoped i would and uhhh i definitely do! i also really like raphael and enjoyed his backstory a lot. i thought it was kind of awesome, bc he has the same sort of obsessive personality as cesare (and all the vitales and their partners lbr) and how you fit it in was pretty awesome.

finally finding out why cesare is how he is was sad and honestly understandable. i am ridiculously happy with the ending BUT now i just feel like we need a like… family reunion bonus book or something! because the boys and their dad and their banter? top fuckin notch. the way they all literally shift into protect my fuckin family mode?! and pretty flawlessly work together??? chefs kiss! it does just make you wanna shake all of them and be like CAN YALL JUST COMMUNICATE but then we wouldn’t have all this tasty drama soooo.

and the smut was goldennn. i also really loved just how similar benito and cesare are. the parallels were uncanny but like cesare says they are DEFINITELY his sons, no denying it lmao. also, side note: really enjoyed blake in this especially at the end, his lil firebug personality was topnotch, i dig his energy. enzos still my all time fav though 👀

ANYWAY i loved this and im happy that this all came together. this series is absolutely awesome and its honestly pretty inspiring to me personally. amazing work yall, 5 fuckin starsss

[JR]

10 days more, I cant wait longer. It has almost been an year, can it be released now😭

[Jemma Beard]

Noooo have to wait a whole year

[Toriఌ (hiatus)]

Coming out February 24

[Syria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do I think he should have a book. Not at all. Do I want the book anyway because I love the series. Yes.

[Milo_NotThatch · Rating 5 out of 5]

[ARC REVIEW]

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Spice:🌶🌶🌶🌶.5 -->🥵

Holy crap! What an ending to this series!

I didn't know what to expect when I started this one. There was so much speculation online about what was going to happen with Cesare Vitale when they announce that he was going to be the one we follow in this finale that, in my opinion, no one really could have guessed how this one was going to go.

Cesare Vitale is the father of all the brothers from this series and to say I was suprised to hear that was an understatement. He is having a very hard time coming to terms with the fact that his eldest son Benito has taken full control as the leader of his mafia family and wants to do everything and anything to get his power back. The only thing standing in his way is this small distraction from his favorite brothel. Cesare has slept with countless women, but something about Rafeal has piqued his interest and the gorgeous man seems to be the only thing that quells the loneliness that Cesare refuses to acknowledge.

After a chance encounter with Cesare when he was a teen, Rafeal was determined to work his way into Cesare's line of sight and when Benito Vitale, leader of the Italian mafia in New York, hires Rafeal to keep tabs on his father, Rafeal isn't going to pass up the chance to be closer to the man who saved his life all those years ago. The question is, how in the hell is he supposed to balance his loyalties? Especially when Rafeal gets further with Cesare than he ever thought possible and shit hits the fan?

This was one of THE SPICIEST books I have ever read! Cesare definitely did NOT hold back (not that anyone expected him to) and Rafeal to EVERYTHING he had to give. The internal conflict from Cesare was really well thought out and well written. I was really not expecting to be rooting for Cesare Vitale but his redeption arc so satisfying. Seeing a different side to this character that has been portrayed as this selfish, heartless, cold-blooded, asshole was extremely fascinating (he still all of these things but we get to see why and what's going through his mind). Seeing Rafeal's story unfold and his struggle between his feelings for Cesare and doing his job for Benito certainly added so much anticipation and the plot twist at the end was really good too!

I also loved seeing just how much each and every one of his sons are like him as well as a lot of Easter eggs from the previous book. While this book was full of tension there were SOOOO many part if this book that had me laughing my ass off. Skylar and Brea certainly kept the spirit of the whole series in this book. Definitely worth the wait!!!

[L Cam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as expected

For this being pushed back twice from the first release date, I didn't like this as much as the others, Everything with Ceasar and Rafael felt slow, drawn out, and kinda slow burny too. Nothing remarkable happened between the characters or in the plot. It was a bit of a let down in the spice frequency as well. It at least ended lie the last book of a series.

[Laura]

I thought this was going to come out on December 26 from last year👀


Update: does anyone know why the release of this book is delayed for the 3rd time???

[haletostilinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read in another buddy read with the always lovely Lilly ❤️

I think this last installment is the best installment in this series. I absolutely loved it and devoured it start to finish.

Where the previous book was my least favorite, this was redeemed these two authors and then some.

Cesare Vitale, the man, the myth, the legend...the bastard. And father to all 5 Vitale brothers. He's certainly the villain to most everyone. As we come to learn, growing up how he did, he has learned to bury his emotions deep, deep, deep and not rely on anyone, and not feel love as best he can, and certainly not show it.

Certainly the only individuals he's ever felt love for in his life are his sons, but we all know how those relationships are going...

Then along comes Rafael to change everything. About 27 years old, he's almost 30 years Cesare's junior, pretty much exactly half his age. A sex worker at Silver Dreams where he frequents, he's able to catch Cesare's eye where seemingly no man has caught his eye before. But also, Benito has enlisted him to help spy on his father, who after he's got out of prison and come back from Italy, wants his crown as head of the Vitale crime family back, and Benito refuses to give it up, and so they're fighting, making moves against each other to try to land on top again or stay on top.

Rafael is just a pawn to Benito, but it turns out he's so much more than that. And also...head over heels in love Cesare Vitale before they've even met properly.

Because of something that happened about 11 years prior when he was a teenager and Cesare came to his rescue, not that Cesare remembers him or that incident of a few days all that well. But to Rafael, it was everything.

Also, they're connect in another way as well that surprised me, which I won't give away to keep the surprise for you guys.

But Cesare, who is a one and done with sex workers, keeps coming back to Rafael, seemingly the only man he's ever been with. He's a hard man to get close to and love, but Rafael is determined, which is why he agrees to spy on him for Benito. Any way he can get close to Cesare.

Although Rafael really doesn't think that through, because that means he has to get close to him and fast or Benito will want to get rid of him - paying him off or...in a body bag, either one could happen.

So soon enough, Rafael convinced Cesare to buy him exclusively to live at Cesare's penthouse, and Cesare can't believe he's doing it, but do it he does, and as seemingly annoyed as he gets sometimes at Rafael being in his space, or doing things out of the norm that piss him off, he never gets rid of Rafael.

Cesare and Benito are locking horns, each trying to fuck the other over at several turns, but eventually other things start happening, on both sides, to both sides. Like Cesare and Rafael being shot at, or the brother's kids being hurt or almost hurt. Both sides think it's the other, Cesare at the sons and the sons at Cesare, but those are things neither of the other side would do. Especially Cesare who, while yes is a bastard and a monster, all those things - he would never harm a child. Especially his own grandchildren.

So something isn't adding up. Although the big war is over and all their enemies have been dealt with, it doesn't make sense that another play would be trying to tear them both down...right?

And in the. meantime, there's Rafael, who is head over heels in love with Cesare, practically obsessed with him - and yes, spying on Cesare here and here, but really his main goal is to get Cesare to fall head over heels in love with him right back. It's all he's wanted for over a decade, really.

And I loved how these ladies didn't skimp on Cesare's characterization. From the minute he was introduced in this series, he was a bastard, a mean bastard. And that didn't change just because the spotlight was on him. The only thing the spotlight allowed was for them to humanize him, to make him more than just that mean bastard.

We learn a lot about his past and what he went through, and why he's such a traditionalist. He also gets character development without it not making sense or being too much for such a stubborn, mean man who is pretty set in his ways.

But just subtle changes. Like him eventually allowing himself to really love Rafael and give them a chance when he's never truly been in love before. And how he starts out not wanting Rafael to dress flamboyantly outside of their home because he has a 'reputation' to uphold, but by the end he's like 'fuck it, I want you to be exactly who you are.'

And also him being nervous to meet his grandchildren and see his sons in a non hostile way...it was beautiful to see. He's still Cesare, but...a little less guarded and more prepared to love.

Rafael was also the perfect partner for him, absolutely perfect. Cesare needed someone to love him unconditionally, and unfailingly when no one ever had before, and Rafael was that person. Someone who would never leave him and who wanted all of him, ugly parts and all, all the time even when he was being a bastard.

I absolutely loved the ultra possessiveness too, as the rest of the Vitale brothers are like as well. They had to get it from somewhere and Cesare is their father, after all. He literally kills a man for touching Rafael's elbow and this is before he's at the in love, obsessed faze, so...safe to say he'll fuck anyone who comes near what's his.

Rafael was also amazing, and he's the one who actually ends up saving the day when Cesare and his sons were all too stubborn to actually just fucking talk to each other. Stupid macho men and their prides *sigh*

This was also deliciously sexy, and their chemistry was one fire. Cesare lets loose with Rafael and Rafael loves every bit of it, every single second and I mean we get an art of these two at the very end and with the how Cesare looks no wonder Rafael can't get enough (an apparent 10 inch cock doesn't hurt either...well...mostly ;))

So yeah, all the starts for this one, it had everything I love from these - amazing chemistry, amazing plot, amazing characters and romance....what a way to finish out this series after a lackluster 5th installment.

All I can say is thank god this ended up being the last installment to round out this series and not the last one...and thank god these ladies wanted to give Papa Vitale a love story....because he needed it, and so did we as readers.

Can't wait for more from these ladies, especially as we get more in Marino family series, because these ladies know how to right Mafia stories and Mafia men so damn well.

Until then! 😍

My Ratings for the Vitale Brothers Series:

✨ Take Me Apart: 4 stars (my review)
✨ Paid in Full: 5 stars (my review)
✨ Say I Do: 4.5 stars (my review)
✨ Never Say Never: 5 stars (my review)
✨ End It All: 2.75 stars (my review)
✨ Always the Villain: 5 stars

[lawgirlreads]

I know he is an asshole, I know that man does anything with legs, I know he doesn’t swing that way (he’s lying), BUTTTTTTTTT AFTER WHAT I SAW IN BOOK FIVE????? Give this man his book, I can’t hate him the way I hate other parents/dad’s from this series. There’s no redemption arc for him, he’s pitch black and that’s what makes him even more appealing. I SAID WHAT I SAID BYE.

[369Pages · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
Daddy Vitale is here and he’s ready for his happy ending!
Raphael is a s*x worker from Silver Dreams, and has spent years preparing to go undercover for the Vitale brothers in order to get info on their loathed father, Cesare. The man is cruel and harsh, but Raphael has his own reasons for wanting to be close to him.

This book has:
-mafia drama and violence
-a deadbeat dad getting a bit of a redemption
-mafia don / s*x worker (spy!)
-age gap (over 20 years, 26 and 54)
-light d/s vibes

First of all, I can’t believe this series is finally over! Though I expected this series to end at book 4, we still got two more books. I can’t lie, when book 6 was announced to be Cesare’s story I literally said “ WHAT” out loud. It was definitely a dramatic way to end the series!

The main reason for my really high rating is simply because I had a lot of fun reading this book, and the series in general. The characters in the series are so great, and I loved that we got to see most everyone from the rest of the series in this final story. Blake and Gin definitely made me laugh out loud in this book. On top of that, this book made me feel for Cesare a little, despite him still being an awful parent.

This book had a lot of elements that I genuinely love about the Vitale series. Raphael and Cesare had a lot of tension and steam between the two of them! Though I didn’t like how Raphael was a bit of a doormat with Cesare, he held his own pretty well, and seemed like a good fit for Daddy Vitale. I could definitely done with less of Cesare calling him a “wh*re”, but the degradation stuff was definitely part of their dynamic.

In terms of plot, I honestly wasn’t very impressed with this one. Without spoiling too much, the book starts out being exciting plot wise, then there is little to no development of it until the end, then the end crunches all of the plot development into a kind of short burst. This makes the overall plot kind of not so impactful. Instead the focus on the development between Cesare and Raphael is obviously the main draw to the story, therefore the main focus of the book. If you’re reading for their steamy and dramatic dynamic, then you might not mind that the plot isn’t super impactful.

Overall, I was still really charmed by this entire series, and this was the book I’ve enjoyed the most in quite a while. I’ll always be a big fan of the series!

[Copper · Rating 3 out of 5]

The finale of the Vitale Mafia series. This time we are following the father Cesare Vitale and his overbearing parenting and his toxic relationship with sex worker Rapael who is desperately in love with him but also a rat for his kids.

As a finale it was fine but I felt it lacked a lot of what made books 3 and 4 so good and unfortunately I feel the series peaked there for me. The first four books built such a soild family structure and gave us such great moments between the first 4 brothers. But the last books and this one both pull away and sat as outsiders to the previous core group. I felt Blake was on the sidelines only dipping in for a few brotherly adventures but the father is so separated it didn't feel very connected most of the time.

I enjoyed Rapael but the relationship with Cesare is never really equal and have lots of issue. The whore stuff dragged on and I felt their relationship was too much on a knife edge. Also the kink/smut never really felt romantic I was lacking soore tender moments.

Overall the book did it's job but I spent a long time wondering how things were going to wrap up. I was questioning why we were being kept away from the core group and felt that left a gap in the book. We spent so long with the main brothers and family to only see them in glimpses. The dad is a hard character to love after how he acts in the previous books, I came to understand him but the reasoning for everything fell flat in the end.

Books 3 and 4 will always be the peak for me in this series and I wish we had got more of the bigger family structure. Glad I finished the series but doubt I'll re-read past 4 in the future.

[Nina Ijeoma · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.8⭐️

It was a good finale of the series. Honestly Daddy Vitale pissed me off the entire series until we got to his book. Mans really did love his boys, although he had a funny way of showing it, but he is genuinely proud of the people they became. This book deadass was all just a big misunderstanding tbh.

Rafael, oh the man that you, he had Cesare by the balls the entire book. also not him pavloving him w that clicker, funniest shit ever. Their dynamic was batshit crazy but I loved every second of it. My mans Cesare just wanted to be loved and I'm glad he got his head out of his ass and realized that his family was right in front of him. I'm so sad this series is over bc wtf and I gonna read now.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

How in the bippity boppity boo did you make me like Cesare!!!

1st person POV Dual
MM
Plot 4.5/5
Spice 3/5
Age gap
obsession/ possession
Touch him and ☠️
Rough s*x

I didn't think there was any way on this green earth that I could EVER like Cesare and the first part of this book I held firm in that belief... until slowly, with the help of Raphael, we got to see a different side of him.. I won't say softer because Lord knows that man doesn't have a soft bone in his ruthless jerk of a body but a more understanding side maybe?

I loved the backstory and how Cesare and Raphael paths crossed before and where Raphael's obsession came from! Then the ending was gold! all the brothers! Gin is still my favorite! ❤️

[joana · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨✨ (4,5) an amazing ending for an amazing saga. the vitale brothers books are my favourite mafia romance novels, no others make me feel the same as this saga. cesare is a very interesting character and we get to know him better in this book. he has surprised me a lot and i’ve enjoyed his story massively. moreover, rafael has also been a fun character to read. they’ve had so much chemistry. there is a huge age gap (28), but it hadn’t bothered me at all. i also loved to see the brothers, especially benito, my husband😋 i love them so much and i’m a little bit sad because this is the last book of the saga :(

[Bibliophile · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well it was an ok read ✨

At first i was legit enjoying it but then i feel like the book just have too much sex all the time, like every chapter…. When i was hoping for more angst and more groveling from Cesare side. And Rafael forgave Cesare so easily is just not fun but so expected of him due to his obsession towards Cesare😭

But i just dislike the way Cesare treats Rafael…. At one point i even forgot Rafael name and only remember whore 🫠🫠🫠🫠 because that just how much he keep referring Rafael as and named him as 🫠 i mean it was ok during spicy time… kinda still acceptable but for it to be as a permanent nickname 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Oh well I didn’t even expect their father would have his own book, so i take it as it is ✨

[mm_library · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s bittersweet for this series to come to an end. I’ve been OBSESSED with the Vitale brothers ever since I read book one of the series. I was hooked and haven’t been able to escape them since. I can’t even count the number of times I reread these books.

Always the villain, this book was nothing like I expected. But I think that made me enjoy it even more. I loved seeing all the similarities between Cesare and all his kids and how alike they are, especially him and Benito.
Rafael and Cesare toxic and possessive
in the most perfect way!!

I loved this so much, and I’m really happy everything wrapped up the way it did. This series is seriously amazing!!!