Chapter: Chapter 151: The EndgameIsabella paced the grand room of Vittorio’s mansion, the dim light of the chandeliers casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. Her mind was a storm of ambition, fury, and frustration. Every plan she had spent years crafting, every calculated move she had made to claim power within the Vittorio Mafia Clan, felt suddenly fragile—precarious.Vincenzo stood silently in the corner, arms crossed, watching her, his expression a mixture of concern and quiet resignation. He had tried to warn her, to show her that some battles weren’t worth fighting alone, but Isabella was deaf to reason. She had always been stronger than anyone thought, and she wasn’t about to give in to fear—not now, not ever.“I’ve built everything for this,” Isabella said, her voice shaking but firm. “Every ally, every connection… every move I’ve made. If I fail now, everything I’ve worked for disappears. I can’t just run, Vincenzo. I refuse to be a fugitive.”Vincenzo’s gaze softened, his voice low and steady
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Chapter: Chapter 150: The Escape Isabella lay breathlessly on the silk sheets, her chest rising and falling, her skin flushed with the afterglow of a pleasure she had never known before. The room was dimly lit, scattered pieces of their clothing littering the polished marble floor. Vincenzo stood at the balcony drawer, pulling the curtains slightly open to let in some moonlight, his back glistening with sweat.He turned, eyes soft, watching her as if he had just witnessed a miracle.Isabella smirked, stretching lazily like a satisfied predator. “I underestimated you,” she murmured. “Terribly, Vincenzo.”He walked back toward the bed, his steps slow, deliberate. The air between them still charged.“I told you,” he whispered, sitting beside her. “You don’t know everything about me.”She let out a small amused laugh, brushing her hair behind her ear. “Apparently not.”Vincenzo leaned down and kissed her—slow, deep, deliberate. And Isabella froze for half a second. His kiss wasn’t lust‑driven like before. It was… tender.
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Chapter: Chapter 149: Coding Nilo plugged the tiny flash drive into his main terminal with a seriousness Alessa hadn’t seen from him since high school—the night he hacked into the school’s administrative system just to change her failing math grade because the teacher hated her. This time, however, the stakes were no longer teenage vendettas or petty pranks. This was life, death, and the future of an entire criminal empire hanging in the balance.The monitors flickered to life as Nilo typed, strings of encrypted symbols racing across the screen.Alessa stood behind him, arms crossed, her foot tapping impatiently. Though she trusted Nilo, her nerves were frayed. The air in the lab felt too still, too tense. Every second wasted felt like another inch of ground Gloria gained.“Okay,” Nilo murmured, sliding his chair closer to the screen. “I’m going to run a deep scan, bypass the trackers, and mirror the data. Gloria’s phone has five-level encryption… and one of the strongest anonymizing firewalls I’ve ever seen. If
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Chapter: Chapter 148: A future to Protect The lab was quiet except for the low hum of servers and the soft tapping of Nilo’s fingers against the keyboard. Alessa sat beside him, a cup of lukewarm coffee in her hands, staring at the lines of code and encrypted files sprawled across the monitors. She had come here burdened with the weight of betrayal, with Gloria’s schemes looming over her, and yet, in this small sanctuary of blinking lights and whirring fans, she felt… almost human again.Nilo glanced at her, eyes bright behind his thick glasses. “So… Luca?” he asked, a teasing edge in his voice. “Still alive, still being heroic, still causing chaos for the world?”Alessa laughed softly, the sound almost foreign to her own ears. “Yes. And we’re expecting a child soon.” She smiled, a quiet glow spreading across her face. “He’s… really excited. As am I. Scared too, but… excited.”Nilo’s face lit up immediately, a genuine smile stretching wide. “Oh, that’s amazing! That’s really amazing, Alessa. You’re going to be an incredible m
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Chapter: Chapter 147: Trust no one The hum of servers and soft beeping of monitors greeted Alessa as she stepped into Nilo’s lab. The smell of solder, electronics, and coffee hung in the air—a familiar, comforting scent that brought a rare sense of home to her frayed nerves.“Alessa!” A voice called out, high-pitched and exuberant. A figure emerged from behind a towering bank of screens—slender, slightly hunched, glasses perched precariously on his nose, a cable dangling from his pocket. Nilo.The nerdy tech genius who had been her friend since high school. The boy she had defended from bullies, who had once called her his “personal superhero.”Alessa couldn’t help but smile despite the tension knotted in her chest. “Nilo. It’s been too long.”Nilo rushed forward, arms open. “Way too long! I’ve been worried—your messages… radio silence. I thought—” He stopped mid-sentence, scanning her face, taking in the dark circles under her eyes and the tension in her shoulders.“I’m… alive,” she said simply. It was the truth and e
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Chapter: Chapter 146: A Daughter's Rage Isabella stood outside her father’s office, her heels clicking impatiently against the marble floors as she waited for Vittorio to finish his call. She heard the tone of his voice—cold, clipped, irritated—and her instincts sharpened. When Vittorio spoke like that, it was either business… or Gloria.The moment the call ended, Isabella stepped into the doorway.“Who were you talking to, Father?” she demanded, folding her arms.Vittorio massaged his temples, not even looking up at her. “Gloria.”Her eyes sparked instantly with fury. “Then give me the order. Let me finish her off. Right now. Before she causes more damage.”“No.” Vittorio’s voice was firm—too firm for her liking.“No?” Isabella repeated, her voice rising. “No? After everything she’s done to us? After she ruined our deals? After she sent threats? After she destabilized the Iranians? You’re saying no?”“Yes,” Vittorio snapped finally, meeting her eyes. “And you will stay away from her, Isabella. Do you hear me? You have done
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Claimed by the Mafia King
Blurb:
"You're going to operate on me, Dottoressa Bianchi. And you're going to make damn sure I live."
Damiano Valentini'e voice is low, commanding and terrifying. But as Dr. Alessia Bianchi stands over the infamous Mafia King, her scalpel trembling, she realizes this is no ordinary patient.
Damiano is cursed. Bound by an ancient blood pact that keeps him alive, but in torment, barely alive. Every life he takes feeds his power and fractures his soul. A soul now hanging by a thread.
Alessia's world is torn apart when her twin brother vanishes during a secret investigation into the deadly Moretti family. Her only lead? Damiano, the man whispered about in both criminal and supernatural circles. She should run. She should fear him. But instead, she's drawn to him... To his shadows, his secrets, and the darkness behind those sliver eyes.
As the delve into the Mafia underworld to uncover her brother's fate, Damiano and Alessia must face bloodthirsty enemies, unravel a deadly curse, and resist a magnetic passion that threatens to burn them both.
He is the monster she should hate. She is the light he never thought he'd deserve.
But together, they maybe the only ones who can survive the storm.
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Chapter: Chapter 117Alessia's POV Before I could react, Damiano wrapped his hands around me."Where the heck do you think you are going to—again?"The depth in his voice made my heart skip a beat. "Um..." My voice broke. "I need to dress up before the others return.""They won't," He said firmly."And how are you so sure?" I asked, a smirk curving my lips.His deepened into a grin. "Because I told them I would break their bones beyond recovery if they interrupt us."I froze. What the...?I wasn't sure which bothered me the most: the fact that he made that kind of threat, or how he actually did it, because it didn't look like he was lying. "How did you... Do that?" I asked, curiosity tugging at me.He didn't say anything at first. Then his fingers moved, trailing circles on my bare back."I communicated with Cleo through our mindlinks," He said.Now, I was more confused. I know I had seen a few things in some movies, and also read about werewolves being able to talk to each other through their minds.
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Chapter: Chapter 116Alessia's POV When we finally broke free, our breaths came outside ragged.“Don’t you think you’re a little overdressed?” He muttered.“I could say the same of you,” I giggled, ridding his body of the hospital gown. I helped him pull my t-shirt and as soon as I pulled my trousers and flung them away, he pressed me against the wall. His lips captured my mouth, nibbling playfully at my lower lip before trailing down my jaw and to the dip of my neck. He peppered kisses down to my chest, pulling at my bra with his teeth, before ripping the clothing off me with a snag of his hand. My breath caught—in a good way, and I leaned into the warmth coming from his body. In a moment, my feet were off the floor, and he carried me back to the large bed, gently laying me on it. When our eyes met, his was burning with desire. My breath hitched, and my nerves burned with hunger. He leaned closer, his breath ghosting over my ears. “Are you sure you want this?”I pulled his head to meet his lips, my
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Chapter: CHAPTER 115Alessia’s POVMy heart stopped.Then started again in a wild, chaotic rhythm.“Damiano…” I whispered, disbelief and relief crashing through me all at once.He squeezed my hand, eyes softening as he looked at me—really looked at me—as if waking up to find me there was the most natural thing in the world.For a heartbeat, no one else breathed.Then Leo lunged forward so fast he nearly tripped over a cord.Damiano let go of my arm as Leo approached. “Holy—Damiano, you bastard!” he barked, half laughing, half furious. “You scared the absolute shit out of us!”Julian was at the bedside next, one hand on Damiano’s shoulder, checking the machines, checking him, checking everything. Roman’s relief came out as a tight exhale, like he’d been holding it in for hours.Cleo blinked hard, then shoved at Damiano’s arm with a trembling hand. “Don’t ever do that again,” she muttered. “I swear I’ll sedate you myself next time.”They all worked together automatically, gently easing him upright, adjusti
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Chapter: Chapter 114Alessia's POV I stood by his side and took his hand in mine.His fingers felt cold in mine.A sharp sound tore out of me—half gasp, half sob. My vision blurred as tears finally spilled over.“Cleo…” My voice cracked so hard it barely escaped. “Is he… is he going to be okay?”Cleo exhaled shakily, rubbing her palms together as if unsure what to do with them.“I don’t know,” she admitted quietly. “A lot of the Sanguis Ash got into his bloodstream. It spreads faster in his kind, whatever he is. I managed to stabilize him, but…”Her throat bobbed.“But I don’t know when he’ll wake up. Or if he will.”The words landed like stones in my chest.I tightened my grip on his hand, leaning over him, letting my tears fall freely onto the back of his knuckles.“Damiano…” I whispered, my voice trembling. “Please. Please wake up…”Behind me, no one made a sound.Even the machines seemed to hush themselves, as if waiting—hoping—for any sign of him.But he didn’t move.And that silence was the loudest
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Chapter: Chapter 113Alessia's POV My heart thumped against my ribs with every new sight.Cleo glanced back over her shoulder, an amused tilt tugging at her mouth. “A hospital,” she said simply. “Well… our hospital.”“Our?” I repeated.“Yeah.” She gestured casually around us. “For creatures like us.”My eyebrows shot up. “Creatures like you, huh...”Cleo shrugged. “Yeah. Wolves. Vampires. Witches. Sirens. Hybrids. Anyone who doesn’t exactly shine in the human world.” Her voice softened, just slightly. “Humans usually don’t like our kind. Too many stereotypes. Too many fears. Too many ‘monster’ labels.”The look and smirk on her face were saying, 'Just like you.' But I ignored it. She waved a hand around the halls again. “So this place was built to treat supernatural injuries and house anyone who needs refuge. No judgment. No segregation. No pretending to be something we aren’t.”I opened my mouth to say something—anything—but words failed me. Again.Roman walked beside me, hands tucked casually in his p
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Chapter: Chapter 112Alessia's POV I shot awake.My body jerked forward so violently that the seatbelt locked hard against my chest. A strangled gasp tore out of me before I could stop it. My hands flew to my sternum, searching for the knife, for the wound, for anything. Nothing. There was absolutely nothing.Just the pounding of my heart. The cool leather beneath my fingertips. The breath I couldn’t seem to catch.“Alessia!” Leo twisted halfway around in the passenger seat, his voice sharp. “What happened?”Julian’s head snapped toward me from the front, his brows drawn tight. Cleo jolted upright beside me, hair wild and eyes wide.“You okay?” she asked, tone uncharacteristically gentle. “You look like you just saw a ghost.”I swallowed hard, but my throat felt scraped raw. The dream still pressed against the inside of my skull, pulsing, replaying.It felt real. It felt so damn real. The woman's smile. Damiano’s burning chest and how I could tell he was alive without going close to him. My own hand sta
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