Alejandro Martinez is....The Devil. I want to keep his age under wraps, but this book spans decades. The first 30% of the book is a fake out. Alejandro is born into a mob family. He is the heir, and has to be strong, where his sister is weak. We see Alejandro go from carefree 14yo boy, and as he grows shaped into the mould of his father. Killing. Bloodshed. Visiting whores. He loves three women. His mother, his sister and Sophia. 
 I actually thought Sophia was the main protagonist of this book. 
 But no. It was Lexi. 
 The fourth woman who comes into his life, that he loves the most. 
 Many years later, having lost everybody close to him, he feels an attraction to this ballerina that comes waltzing into his life. Young and spirited, she makes Alejandro feel like the human he once was. I have to say the author did a great job, of making him human but also cruel. The balancing act was done well. 
 The ending has a twist that I personally saw coming, but it was still a fantastic twist (view spoiler)[Lexi is related to Sophia closer than you think (hide spoiler)] and it played out so well. One star docked, because of the fake-out and also because this author needs to watch she doesn't start repeating herself. Often Alejandro will be looking at Lexi (and once or twice, Sophia) with "primal regard" and it becomes very cloying. Variety is the spice of life. 
 Still. It was a good read :)