A Substitute Bride For The Mafia Boss
When Valentina Russo is forced to marry Alessandro De Luca, the ruthless and dangerously handsome heir to the De Luca crime empire, she becomes a pawn in a deadly game of power, betrayal, and desire. She was never meant to be his bride her perfect, obedient sister was. But when her sister vanishes on the eve of the wedding, Valentina is thrust into a world of wealth, violence, and passion she never asked for.
Alessandro is cold, possessive, and unforgiving, a man who doesn’t take betrayal lightly. He sees Valentina as nothing more than a replacement, a woman he didn’t choose but now owns. However, she’s different fierce, unpredictable, and unwilling to bow to him. And that makes her dangerous.
Torn between the arrogant mafia boss who ignites a fire in her veins and his enigmatic cousin, Lorenzo, who offers her an escape, Valentina finds herself caught in a web of deadly secrets, forbidden attraction, and an irresistible war between love and hate.
But in this world, love is a weakness.
And trusting the wrong man?
Could cost her everything including her life.
Will she surrender to Alessandro’s dark desires or escape before she becomes his prisoner forever?"
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Chapter: Thrones Built From AshesValentinaThe mirrors didn’t lie. I was no longer the bride who walked in afraid. I was no longer the woman who survived her wedding night by swallowing her screams. I was a force now. A fury. A fire with teeth.But they still wanted to leash me.Alessandro wanted to tame me with power. Lorenzo wanted to seduce me with war. And I? I wanted to stand on the ashes of both their kingdoms and scream."Your guest is in the courtyard," Rico's voice echoed through the speaker."Which one?" I asked."The brother who wants your crown."I smiled.Courtyard StepsLorenzo leaned against a pillar, dressed in black, calm as a viper sunbathing before the strike."You sent me a message," I said."You read it.""I didn’t answer."He stepped forward. "You didn’t delete it."His hands didn’t reach for me. But his words did."He treats you like a wife. I see you as what you are.""And what’s that?""The future."I stared at him. "You don’t want me. You want my chaos."His grin was all teeth. "Same thing."
Last Updated: 2025-06-22
Chapter: The Poison PrinceAlessandroValentina had that look again defiant, intoxicating, dangerous. She sat on the edge of our bed, robe loosely tied, hair wet from the rain like she’d walked straight through a warzone. Maybe she had."You disobeyed me," I said, low.She looked up, unbothered. "I’m not your soldier.""No, you’re supposed to be my wife."She smirked. "Supposed to be."That was it. I crossed the room in two strides, grabbed her chin between my fingers."I didn’t marry you to watch you light my empire on fire, Valentina. I married you to control it. With you. Not against you.""Then stop trying to tame me like I’m your dog."I didn’t raise my voice. I didn’t have to. My grip tightened slightly."You’re not a dog. You’re a lioness. But even lions answer to kings."She jerked her face away."Then you better start acting like one."Lorenzo"Unleash hell."My voice echoed like gunfire through the chamber. Rico looked at me, uncertain."You mean—""Every asset, every ghost, every whisper we’ve buried
Last Updated: 2025-06-18
Chapter: Betrayals~Lorenzo~Present – Marconi Safehouse – 6:00 AMThey think I’m the snake.They’re wrong.Snakes wait. They slither. They coil.I strike.I don’t sit in shadows because I’m afraid. I sit in them because that’s where power grows quietly, patiently, until it’s too big to ignore.Alessandro thinks he’s the storm.Valentina thinks she’s the fire.But me?I’m the poison.The kind that gets into your blood and rewrites your legacy.7:00 AM – Command Room"He moved troops to the eastern corridor," Rico muttered, standing over the surveillance feeds."Of course he did," I said, sipping black espresso, my eyes locked on a blinking red light on the map. "He wants us to think he’s defending.""And he’s not?"I turned slowly."Alessandro doesn’t defend. He dismantles. But he’s forgetting one thing."Rico raised a brow. "And what’s that?"I smiled, razor sharp. "I taught Valentina everything she knows."8:30 AM – Training GroundsI stood in front of twenty soldiers—some loyal, some afraid, all nece
Last Updated: 2025-06-13
Chapter: The Devil in MeAlessandroShe tasted like sin. Like betrayal. Like the last damn sip of bourbon before the building goes up in flames.Valentina.Her name wasn’t a whisper. It was a warning. Every time I said it, I felt like I was invoking something older than war. Something dangerous enough to kill me and maybe worse, make me beg for it.I slammed the door behind me, gun belt hitting the floor. She didn’t flinch. She never did. She just stood there, naked, back to the mirror, scars exposed like war medals. I saw every one. Knew most of them. Inflicted a few.She didn’t hide them.And fuck, I loved her for it."I won’t ask again," I said, voice already hoarse from the storm inside me."Good," she answered. "Because I don’t take orders."I moved. Fast. Violent. She was glass I wanted to shatter and worship all at once.Our mouths collided mine a threat, hers a dare. I pinned her to the mirror, hands on her wrists, hips pressed to hers. But she was never really pinned. She allowed it. For now.Fire co
Last Updated: 2025-06-09
Chapter: Fire Cannot be TamedValentinaThe throne room still smelled of him. Of sin. Of war.My legs ached with the memory of Alessandro’s hands, and my lips were still bruised from the way he kissed like he was staking a claim. But I wasn’t property. I wasn’t something to be conquered.I was born to conquer.I leaned back in the black velvet chair, the one his father used to sit in when declaring blood debts. My robe slipped from one shoulder, and I let it. Power wasn’t about modesty. It was about control.The door creaked.He entered.Alessandro. Still shirtless. Still furious. His chest was marred by scratches I’d left, and his gaze locked on me like he wasn’t sure if he wanted to worship me or destroy me."You disobeyed me," he said, voice low, dangerous.I smirked. "I disobeyed everyone. Get in line."He moved fast. One hand on the arm of my throne, the other on my jaw. "You’re mine, Valentina.""Say that again," I whispered. "Slower."His jaw ticked. "Mine."I bit his thumb, not hard enough to bleed. Just e
Last Updated: 2025-06-07
Chapter: The Knight's Fall~Lorenzo~I knew the moment I saw him walk past the bloodied roses that I’d lost her. Not forever. But enough gut me.Alessandro had that look in his eyes. That death before surrender gleam. And Valentina? She had fire. But this time… she gave it to him.I stood in the shadows, just where she left me, lips still marked by the taste of her, hands still trembling from the feel of her spine arching beneath them. But it meant nothing now.She went to the throne room.To him.To them.Flashback – Three Weeks Ago – De Luca Safehouse, Amalfi CoastShe came in wet from the rain, jacket clinging to her like a second skin. I hadn’t expected her. I hadn’t dared hope."I can’t breathe there," she had said, collapsing into the leather couch.I offered her wine. She drank bourbon.Then she asked me to teach her how to fight. Again. But this time, she wasn’t asking to aim. She wanted to kill."Teach me how to break a man’s neck," she whispered that night, her fingers ghosting over my chest. "In sil
Last Updated: 2025-06-05
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