Chapter: Chapter 87: The rescue Marco sat at the table, the metallic click of weapons filling the cramped room. The men around him worked in silence, their hands moving with the precision of soldiers preparing for a war they couldn’t afford to lose. Knives were sharpened, magazines loaded, rifles checked and re-checked.The scent of gun oil hung in the air, sharp and acrid, mingling with the sweat of anticipation. He was halfway through locking a magazine into his sidearm when the vibration of his phone cut through the silence. The men paused instinctively, glancing at him as though expecting the world to shift with that single signal.Marco snatched the phone, thumb sliding across the screen. It was from Alessa. He hadn’t seen or heard from her since their last time together. He couldn’t wait to hold her in her arms again and do so many unthinkable things to her while hearing her scream his name in that melodious voice of hers.He immediately cleared his throat to rid his mind of those thoughts and focus on his scr
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Chapter: Chapter 86: Sweet revenge Sophia’s eyes fluttered open to the sound of a voice–a soft, coaxing tone that seemed to weave itself through the haze of her half-dreams. The room was dim, the curtains drawn to keep out the moonlight yet a faint glow still lingered from a candle burning low on the bedside table. Her chest rose with a shallow breath as she shifted, blinking until her gaze settled on the figure seated at her side. It was Isabelle. Her posture was regal even in stillness, her hands resting delicately on her lap, and her presence more imposing than the shadows. For a moment, Sophia felt the confusion of waking–caught between the familiarity of her mother’s face and the unease of her unexpected vigil. “You’re awake.” Isabelle murmured as her lips curved into something between a smile and a secret. “I was beginning to think you’d given up on us completely.”Sophia tried to answer but her throat felt tight, raw. A faint sound escaped her, nothing more than a whisper. Isabelle leaned closer, her perfume c
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Chapter: Chapter 85: The good daughter The study smelled of old paper and tobacco, the kind of scent that settles into the grain of furniture and never quite leaves. Mr. Vittorio sat at the beach desk like a chess master with pieces tucked into pockets. He spoke in a low, precise voice, with tge kind of coded language that kept their family’s affairs intact for generations. “It’s nearly completed.” He told his lawyer. “Once the trusts are moved, the ledger is closed.” He paused, gave an instruction and then ended the call. He was beyond pleased with Alessa. She was doing well, very well and it made his chest swell with pride. She was indeed living true to the Vittorio name and he wanted nothing more than for things to continue with the way they were going.She was learning very fast and that said a lot already. He knew that she was almost ready. He just needed to continue observing and give Alessa more opportunities to prove herself. He had no doubt that she would exceed his expectations even.From the doorway, Isabelle w
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Chapter: Chapter 84: The testThe night seemed to swallow their footsteps as they left the abandoned building. The lantern light behind them flickered out when the door swung shut and the silence that followed was almost too clean. As though the walls themselves had swallowed Roberto’s death without protest.Alessa walked a pace behind Isabelle with her face composed and her breath steady. She had learned quickly that the walls of the Vittorio empire had as many eyes as they did cracks. And to falter, to let her mind be read in her expression, would be as dangerous as stepping into an ambush.But she had noticed something. As Isabelle spoke in that lilting, effortless voice of hers–something about Roberto’s arrogance, about the lesson it served the others–Alessa’s gaze swept back towards the shadowed side of the building. Half-hidden by ivy but she had seen it: a doorway, smaller than the others, boarded hastily as though meant to be forgotten.The wood was old but not rotten. Which meant someone had tended to it,
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Chapter: Chapter 83: Mercy has no place hereThe night had grown heavier by the time Isabelle led Alessa through the gardens and out beyond the gates of the Vittorio estate. The air smelled of damp earth and jasmine though the beauty of it only sharpened the unease that pooled in Alessa’s stomach. She had seen this path before–not in full but in fragments when she had watched from a higher corridor as a few of the older nannies slipped out and vanished toward the edge of the property. Now, following Isabelle’s quiet, purposeful steps, Alessa knew where they had gone.The abandoned building loomed ahead, its windows gaping like hollow eyes with its brick walls cloaked in ivy and shadows. It had once been a guesthouse. Perhaps, a servants’ lodge but time had drained it of warmth. Isabelle pushed open the door with a hand that did not tremble and the hinges gave a groan of protest.Inside, lanterns burned low, their light flickering against cracked plaster and broken beams. A handful of men stood waiting, their faces hard and thei
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Chapter: Chapter 82: MemoriesThe mansion loomed in silence, its stone walls soaked with secrets and its corridors echoing with a kind of emptiness that seemed deliberate. As though the house itself wanted to keep its truths hidden. Alessa moved carefully through the servants’ passage.Her breath was steady but her pulse was racing. She had only just returned from her escapade with Marco and her whole body was tingling with excitement. She slipped back into the lion’s den before anyone could notice her absence. The risk of leaving had been enormous–but she had taken it anyway and it was totally worth it. But the risk of being caught outside was greater and she couldn’t afford to let that happen.She had the old maid to thank for it–the frail, bent woman with silver hair tucked into a simple bun and eyes that held the weight of decades. “You shouldn’t have left.” The maid had whispered when Alessa had appeared at the back gate, clothes damp with evening mist. Though her clothes were not the only things that were da
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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.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter Sixty: Playful SpuintAlessia’s POVPulling away, I gave Marcello a playful squint. “Okay, but spill it. How did this happen, Mr. Marcello Fernandez? Did you bribe the Director or the board with opera tickets? Blackmail them with karaoke videos? Or maybe…” I leaned in conspiratorially. “Did you sell your soul to Cassandra after all?”Marcello just smiled, patient as always. “None of the above. The director simply thought I was the right person for the job.”I gave him the look. The raised brow, the silent yeah right, and I’m the Pope.But instead of calling him out, I chuckled, shaking my head. I had always known he came from money—the suits too sharp, the cars too sleek. It didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to figure that one out. Connections had probably helped, but I knew better than to poke. I hated when people meddled in my business. The least I could do was extend the same courtesy.So I grinned and said, “Well, however you managed it, you deserve it. Congratulations, Dr. Fancy Pants. Or should I start ca
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Nine: No more Stories Alessia’s POVThe car was silent again. No more stories, no more confessions. Just the weight of everything hanging between us, suffocating and relentless.Then the locks clicked, releasing my door with a sound that felt too loud, too final.I sat there for a second, fingers resting on the handle but unmoving, because even with my way open, something in his words had rooted me in place. As much as I wanted to brush off his confession, as much as I wanted to cling to the hatred that kept me sane, a small voice whispered that Leo wasn’t lying.And I hated that.I hated that the part of me that wanted to believe him was louder than I wanted it to be.For the first time, I realized Leo wasn’t just Damiano’s shadow. He was another prisoner—one who had chosen his cage. And maybe that was why his words clung to me, even as I tried to shake them off.Because no matter how tightly I wrapped myself in anger, no matter how sharp my tongue, his confession had cracked something open inside me.An
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Eight : Monsters everywhere again Alessia’s POVI clenched my arms tighter across my chest, forcing a laugh that sounded a little too thin. “Don’t worry, Leo. Like I said, I’ve survived worse monsters than you and your precious Damiano. If your little speech is supposed to scare me, you’ll have to try harder.”This time, he didn’t answer. He just pressed harder on the accelerator, the engine growling as the car surged forward. His silence was louder than any insult he could’ve thrown at me.And somehow, that silence gnawed at me more than his anger ever could.Like guilt.***The rest of the ride was completely silent.The hospital loomed in front of us, its pale walls and sterile windows catching the late morning sun like some kind of sanctuary.Relief flickered in my chest—finally, freedom, even if just for a while. I could almost smell the antiseptic, hear the faint buzz of machines, and see the white coats of my colleagues moving through the halls. My halls. My world.I reached for the handle, already picturing m
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-seven: Monster everywhere Alessia’s POVLeo’s silence after that speech of his should’ve been comforting, but instead it gnawed at me, digging under my skin like a splinter I couldn’t pull out. I stared at him, at the sharp lines of his jaw, at the way his eyes refused to meet mine.What did he mean by Damiano being a monster I had never met before. What did he know about monsters? I've dealt with them all my life. They came in different sizes, heights, genders, skin, and clothes—all offering to treat my brother and me better than the other would've. So, yeah. I've seen enough.My chest tightened with a mixture of defiance and curiosity, and before I could stop myself, the words slipped out.“You know nothing about me, Leo. Nothing about what I’ve been through, seen, or what I’ve survived. But I know enough about Damiano. He’s a killer. And killers like him don’t deserve freedom. They deserve to be locked up for eternity—or better yet, put down like a—”The car screeched to a halt so suddenly as he slammed t
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-six: Wanting that scream Alessia’s POVDamiano smirked, satisfied. “Good. You have till six in the evening. Don’t be late.”And just like that, he dismissed me, turning back to his glass as though I were already forgotten.I wanted to scream. Instead, I walked out, my bag clutched tight, Leo trailing after me with the key still in his hand. Catarina shot me a glance that was equal parts pity and worry, and I gave her the smallest smile I could muster.The hallway swallowed me up, and finally, finally, I let out the breath I had been holding. My shoulders sagged, my fists curled, and I whispered under my breath, “Dog, huh? Let’s see what happens when the mutt learns how to bite.”I already had a plan. Plan A: behave. Plan B: get to Marcello. Plan C: ditch Leo without ending up in a ditch myself.And if all else failed? Plan D: hope those freaky dream-superpowers decided to show up. Because honestly, if I could set Damiano’s ego on fire, it might just be worth it.***The car was quiet. Too quiet. The kind of q
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Five: Brushing Thoughts awayAlessia’s POVI brushed the thought away. Why waste my time thinking about something like that?Besides, this was my chance to leave this house. It was handed to me on a platter of gold. So, I had to make use of it.I showered and dressed like freedom was a person and that I wanted to seduce him.Not too much, of course—I wasn’t about to show up in sequins and stilettos—but just enough to remind myself that I was still human and not some live-in doctor-and-dog mixed-breed creature. I pulled on jeans that hugged all the right places, a white blouse that said, I’m civilized, thank you very much, and sneakers because… well, running might actually be on the agenda. A little mascara, some lip gloss—because I might be emotionally unhinged, but my eyelashes didn’t have to suffer.Halfway through brushing my hair, I caught myself staring in the mirror. And there he was again. Damiano. Not literally behind me, (thank God, I would have screamed and launched the hairbrush at him) but in my head
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Masuk
