Mafia's Heir
Elena Marquez has always lived a quiet life, caring for her little brother and helping her mother keep their small family shop alive. But peace has a price, and her late father’s debts have begun to circle back like vultures.
When the DeLuca family — the most feared mafia clan in the city — comes to collect, Elena is forced into their world. There, she meets Adrian DeLuca, the infamous heir to the DeLuca empire. Cold, calculating, and dangerous, Adrian is everything she should fear — but something in his eyes unsettles her.
What neither of them know is that Adrian’s father — the powerful Don Vittorio DeLuca — is the man responsible for her father’s death.
As Elena is drawn deeper into the DeLuca world, tension turns to reluctant trust, and trust slowly burns into something far more dangerous — love. But when the truth comes to light, Elena must decide if she can ever forgive the blood that runs through Adrian’s veins… and Adrian must choose whether to remain his father’s heir, or burn everything down to protect the woman he loves.
A story of love, vengeance, and power, Mafia’s Heir is a slow-burn, heart-wrenching romance that will keep you hooked until the very last page.
Baca
Chapter: CHAPTER 44 — The Devil Returns
The estate was no longer a home.It was a battlefield.Gunfire cracked through the hallways like thunder, echoing off marble and steel. Smoke seeped through the air vents, mixing with the scent of blood and sweat. The D’Angelo crest — once polished and proud — was splattered with streaks of red.Marco moved fast, dragging Elena behind him as bullets tore into the walls. “Stay down!” he yelled, shoving her behind a fallen pillar just as another barrage rained from the eastern corridor.But Elena barely heard him.Her heart was pounding with one name.Adrien.He was out there somewhere. In this storm. In this hell.---Adrien arrived like a shadow risen from the grave.The gates were still under fire when his car screeched to a stop. He stepped out before the wheels even stilled, black coat whipping behind him, gun already loaded.The guards froze at the sight of him.His expression was empty.Not angry.Not panicked.Just… cold.Cold enough to kill God himself.A wounded guard staggere
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-15
Chapter: Chapter 43 – The Storm Before the Fire
The storm outside hadn’t stopped.Thunder rolled like gunfire across the night sky, echoing through the marble halls of the D’Angelo estate. The rain came harder, washing the city clean of its sins — or maybe just hiding new ones beneath the surface.Adrien stood by the window, a cigarette burning low between his fingers. The ember glowed briefly, a cruel imitation of the fire raging in his chest. He had spent the last twelve hours dissecting every file, every call, every face that might have betrayed him. Still, the pieces refused to fit together.Someone inside his world had sold him out — and whoever it was, they’d aimed for his heart.A faint knock came from behind him.“Enter,” he said, voice low.Marco stepped in, soaked from the rain. His usual calm expression was tight, the tension written across his shoulders. “We’ve traced the Vasiliev connection further,” he said, setting a folder on the table. “The Russians are moving through Naples. They’re not hiding anymore.”Adrien tur
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-13
Chapter: Chapter 42 – Fire Beneath the Skin
The sound of the rain had become familiar — too familiar. It drummed against the tall windows of the D’Angelo estate, steady and cold, like the pulse of the city that never stopped bleeding.Adrien sat upright in his bed, the sheets pulled halfway around his waist, a thick bandage wrapping his torso. Every breath still burned, but he had already learned to mask the pain. Weakness was something he could never afford — not in front of his men, not in front of her.The doctor’s words still echoed in his head.“Another inch and you’d be dead.”Adrien had simply smirked. “Then I guess death missed its chance.”Now, as dawn spilled gray light through the curtains, he stared at the documents laid out on the side table — photographs, reports, and one sealed envelope Marco had placed there before leaving the room.He hadn’t opened it yet. He didn’t need to. He already knew what was inside — proof of betrayal.The house was quieter than usual. His men moved like ghosts through the hallways, afr
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-12
Chapter: Chapter 41 – Blood and Vows
The scream still echoed in the air long after the gunfire died.Elena didn’t remember running — only the feel of rain stinging her face, her heels slipping on the wet ground, her heart pounding so loudly she could barely breathe.“Adrien!” she cried, dropping to her knees beside him. His eyes were half-lidded, his breathing shallow. Blood soaked through his white shirt, spreading fast.“No, no, no—please,” she whispered, pressing her trembling hands against the wound. “Stay with me!”He coughed, his lips twisting into a faint, pained smirk. “You… never listen, do you?”“Don’t talk,” she choked out. Her hands were slick with his blood, her body shaking. “Marco! Somebody help me!”Marco appeared from the shadows, half-drenched, his gun still smoking. He froze when he saw Adrien. “Boss—damn it—”“Get the car!” Elena shouted. “Now!”He hesitated for a split second — because no one ordered Adrien D’Angelo’s men around. But when he saw her glare, he nodded and ran.Elena’s tears mingled wit
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-11
Chapter: Chapter 40 – Shadows Closing In
The night was heavy with silence, too calm to be trusted. The D’Angelo mansion sat cloaked in darkness, the faint glimmer of security lights bouncing off the wet marble driveway. Elena leaned against the railing of the balcony, the cold metal biting into her palms as she stared into the emptiness. The city below looked peaceful—but peace, in Adrien’s world, was only ever the pause before chaos.Inside, Adrien’s men moved quietly, their footsteps disciplined, their voices clipped. The air carried tension like static, thick enough to choke on.Adrien had been on the phone for nearly an hour. His tone was sharp, cold, the kind of voice that could make even the bravest man rethink his choices. Elena could only hear fragments of his words through the open doors. Shipment intercepted… betrayal inside… clean it up.She shivered, not from the night air, but from the weight of what those words meant.Ever since she’d signed that marriage contract, her world had been rewritten in blood and shad
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-10
Chapter: Chapter 39 – The Storm ReturnsAdrien hadn’t moved for a long time.He stood there, still holding Elena against his chest, her words echoing through the hollow of his heart.They have your eyes, Adrien.The sentence tore through him, sharp and relentless. For six years, he’d been haunted by ghosts — men he’d killed, lives he’d destroyed, his father’s sins shadowing his every step. But this… this was something different. Something real.He was a father.And he’d missed it all.Elena slowly pulled away from him, her eyes red-rimmed but steady. “Adrien,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “we can’t stay here. If Lucien’s alive, he’ll come for them. For us.”Adrien blinked out of his daze, his instincts snapping back into place. “Where are they?”“In Milan,” she said softly. “With my mother. Under new identities. I told everyone they were my late husband’s children.”Adrien’s expression hardened. “You thought that would keep them safe from my enemies?”Elena flinched at his tone. “It worked until now.”He turned away,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-10
Chapter: Chapter Twenty-Two – Reboot Complete
Liana’s POVThe sky tears like paper.A crack of white light splits the clouds, stretching across the horizon until the whole world seems to pulse with a blinding glow. The wind whips at my hair, stinging my cheeks, but I can’t look away.Because the voice — that cold, synthetic voice — echoes again, vibrating through my bones:> “Initialization successful.”Beside me, Axel stiffens. The cube in his hand glows red-hot, pulsing like it’s syncing with something in the air.“Axel,” I whisper, gripping his arm. “We need to move—”But he doesn’t turn. He’s staring straight ahead, where the ruins of the Genesis Core begin to rise, debris lifting off the ground as if gravity is being rewritten.The light condenses into a column, swirling, shaping, shifting.And then I see her.A silhouette.No — a figure.No — a projection wearing my face.My breath snags in my throat.Her eyes open in the light — the same shape as mine, but glowing sharp-white, cold and merciless.“Liana,” Axel murmurs, hor
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-17
Chapter: Chapter Twenty-One – Resurgence
Liana’s POVThe air in the observatory feels different tonight.It’s been weeks since the storm ended — since the light swallowed everything, since I opened my eyes and saw Axel’s tear-streaked face. The world outside has started to heal; the air is lighter, the power grids hum again, and the night sky glows with unfamiliar clarity.But sometimes, when the wind blows through the cracks in the dome, I still hear the echo of a voice that isn’t mine.> You can’t erase what’s written in code.I squeeze my eyes shut, pressing my palms against my temples until the sound fades.“Liana?” Axel’s voice pulls me back. He’s leaning against the doorframe, a soft light in his hand — a lantern made from broken circuitry. His hair’s a mess, his shirt rolled to his elbows, the tired kind of handsome that only people who’ve fought too hard can carry.“You okay?”I nod, though I’m not sure it’s true. “Just… thinking.”He crosses the room and places the lantern on the table beside the cracked telescope.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-13
Chapter: Chapter Twenty – The Last Sequence
Liana’s POVThe night tastes like electricity.The storm above the ruins paints everything in flashes — silver, white, blue — like the world itself is glitching.Axel and I run through the rain-soaked streets, breathless, half-blind, the hum of the machines echoing behind us. Every thunderclap sounds like the city’s dying heartbeat.We don’t stop until we reach the old observatory on the outskirts — one of the few places untouched by Genesis’s reach. The doors groan open, revealing the hollow skeleton of the dome and shattered telescopes.Axel collapses beside the console, drenched and shivering.“We can’t keep running forever,” he says. “It’s tracking you.”“I know.” My voice shakes, though I try to steady it. “Because it is me.”That truth burns through me, heavier than fear. I can still feel her — the reflection from the terminal — inside my thoughts. Watching. Waiting.“She’s connected to my neural code. As long as I exist, she does too.”Axel looks at me, his eyes dark with somet
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-12
Chapter: Chapter Nineteen – Awakening
Liana’s POVThe first breath burns.Air floods into my lungs like fire and ice all at once. My body feels heavy, unfamiliar — as if it’s learning how to exist again.A voice breaks through the ringing in my ears.“Liana… stay still. You’re safe.”Safe. That word doesn’t fit the world anymore. But it’s Axel saying it, and for a moment, that’s enough.The glass above me slides open with a hiss. Cold air rushes in. His hands are the first thing I feel — rough, trembling, grounding me.He helps me sit up slowly, wrapping a blanket around my shoulders. The lab around us is unrecognizable — half-ruined, filled with broken lights and dripping pipes.“How long… was I out?” I manage to whisper.“I don’t know,” he says quietly. “The system doesn’t have a clock anymore. Maybe hours. Maybe days.”I look at him — his face smeared with ash, eyes red from exhaustion. “You didn’t leave.”“Couldn’t,” he says. “Didn’t want to.”Something tightens in my chest. I should be angry. I should demand answers.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-11
Chapter: Chapter Eighteen – After the LightAxel’s POVSilence.That’s the first thing I remember after the light — not pain, not fear — just silence. A kind that feels heavy, like the world is holding its breath.When I open my eyes, everything is gray. Smoke curls through what’s left of the Genesis lab, twisting like ghosts around broken steel beams. The floor beneath me is cracked, soaked in a thin layer of dust and ash.I try to move, but my body protests. Every muscle feels bruised, my ribs ache, and blood trickles down my temple. I cough, forcing air into my lungs.“Liana…”Her name slips out before I even think. It sounds wrong in the emptiness — too fragile for a place that’s forgotten how to echo.I drag myself up, my hands scraping against the cold floor. My ears are ringing, but beneath it, I hear something faint — a slow pulse of machinery still alive, stubbornly refusing to die. The core hasn’t fully shut down.And she’s nowhere to be seen.Panic claws at my throat. I stumble through the debris, pushing aside colla
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-10
Chapter: Chapter Seventeen – The Truth Within
Liana’s POVThe door shudders behind us, metal groaning under the force of impact. Sparks rain from the hinges as Axel wedges a steel bar through the handle.We’re trapped. Again.My chest burns from running, but it’s nothing compared to the ache clawing at my heart. His words — or rather, Arden’s words — echo through me like poison.> “He didn’t just save you. He activated you.”I turn to Axel. His face is ghost-white under the flickering red light. He looks older, heavier — like the weight of every lie he’s ever told is pressing down at once.“Tell me it’s not true,” I whisper.He doesn’t answer.The silence is worse than any confession could be.“I trusted you,” I say, my voice shaking now. “You were all I had, Axel. You— you told me I was human.”“You are,” he says roughly, stepping forward. “You’re more human than any of them.”“Don’t,” I snap, backing away. “Don’t say that like it makes this better.”His jaw tightens. “Liana, I never wanted you to know this way.”“But you wanted
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-10
Chapter: CHAPTER 101 — When the Ceiling Split and the World Fell
The sound was not a crack.It was a tear—like the world itself being ripped open.The stone overhead split in a blinding flash, the golden seal shattering into spirals of light and jagged rubble. A violent shockwave surged through the hall, throwing Aria backward. Killian lunged for her, arms outstretched—But the floor buckled first.“ARIA—!” Killian’s roar was devoured in the explosion of dust.The ceiling collapsed.Massive slabs of granite thundered down. The runic pillars flickered, then snapped apart. The walls groaned like dying beasts. The air turned thick, choking, filled with shards of stone, burning magic, and the metallic scent of blood.Aria scrambled to her feet, coughing, eyes burning from smoke. She barely had a heartbeat to register the disaster before a boulder the size of a wolf slammed into the floor beside her, showering her with debris.The creature—still half-shrouded in shadow—shrieked, its voice slicing the air like a blade.Killian’s wolf form burst forward,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-17
Chapter: Chapter 100 — The Line That Cannot Break
The world stayed unnervingly still after the blast swallowed the corridor—too still, like the air itself was holding its breath. Dust floated in slow, drifting clouds. Shattered stone lay in jagged heaps. The only sound was the faint crackling of energy still fading from Killian’s shield.Aria pushed herself upright, her palms trembling, her ears ringing. She felt like she had been thrown through time. Her vision steadied just enough to locate Killian where he knelt a few feet away, one knee on the ground, shoulders shaking from the force of the explosion he had taken head-on.“Killian.” Her voice was barely air.He lifted his head. His silver eyes—always bright, always sharp—were dimmed, like a lantern guttering at the end of its wick.“I’m fine,” he murmured, even though he coughed blood into his hand. “Are you hurt?”She crawled to him—her legs weren’t ready to take her weight yet—and cupped his face with shaking fingers. He leaned into her palm with a small sigh, like the contact
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-17
Chapter: chapter 99 - The Veil Before the Storm Breaks AriaThe world felt like it had paused for a single, fragile heartbeat.Killian’s fingers were still wrapped around mine from where he had pulled me out of the collapsing hallway, dust swirling around us like a storm of powdered ruin. His breath was harsh, uneven, his eyes burning with that mixture of fear and fury he tried so hard to hide from me.And yet… everything else around us kept moving—guards shouting instructions, healers rushing past, the crackle of fading magic in the air. But Killian’s gaze never left mine.“You’re hurt,” he murmured, voice low, but the edge of panic gave him away.“I’m fine,” I lied, forcing myself upright even though my legs trembled.Killian didn’t buy it for a second. His jaw tightened. “Aria.”The way he said my name made warmth pull at my chest. But I couldn’t collapse now. Not yet. Not when everything was spiraling faster than we could grasp.“We need to know who set this explosion,” I whispered, looking back at the ruined section of the east wing.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-16
Chapter: Chapter 98 – “The Form Chosen by Love”
ARIAThe world dissolved into white fire.Pain lanced through me—sharp, consuming, ancient. It wasn’t just physical; it tore through every memory, every bone, every corner of my soul. I felt Killian’s scream ripping through our bond, vibrating inside my ribcage like thunder trapped beneath skin.The Veil reacted instantly.It didn’t accept us.It didn’t reject us.It studied us.The light pressed inward, peeling us apart, examining every thread of who we were. My form started dissolving, becoming particles of silver dust swirling around the man I had just bound to myself.Killian collapsed to his knees, clutching his chest, gasping as if his lungs were filling with lightning.“Aria—!”He reached for me, but his hand passed through my dissolving shape.I wasn’t solid anymore.I wasn’t fading.I was changing.The Veil whispered through the storm:“She offers you her form.Do you accept the shape of the Forsaken Queen?”Killian didn’t hesitate. He lifted his face to the blinding light an
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-16
Chapter: Chapter 97 – “When the Veil Trembles”
KILLIANPain didn’t just burn — it cored me out, hollowing me like a blade carving through bone.The ritual pulled my soul from my body in long, tearing strands. Every second felt like death, rebirth, and annihilation stitched together. This wasn’t meant for the living, and every part of the Veil made that perfectly clear.The sky above me exploded into light.Wind slammed into me so hard it threw me to my knees.The runes around the circle lifted from the dirt, spinning wildly like a whirlwind of glowing symbols.My tether stood outside the ring, hands pressed into the sigils, screaming through clenched teeth as the ritual drained them.“Hold on!” I shouted, though my voice was barely a breath.They looked at me through streaming tears.“I— I’m trying!”A shockwave blasted outward. Trees snapped in half. The ground cracked like an earthquake.Then—Something grabbed my chest.Not physically.Not magically.It was Aria.A gravitational pull, soft but unbearably strong.Like she was re
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-15
Chapter: Chapter 96 – “The King Who Defied Heaven”
Killian’s POVThe world was too quiet.Too normal.Too alive.And I hated it.The forest around me breathed as if nothing had happened, as if the woman I loved hadn’t just been taken into a realm that wasn’t meant for the living.Her warmth lingered on my skin, on the wind, in the faint echo of the bond still thudding weakly inside my chest. But it wasn’t enough.She wasn’t here.Not in my arms.Not in my world.And that was something I refused to live with.I pushed myself to my feet, hands shaking. The earth beneath me still smelled of burnt sigils and shattered fate. The ancient creature’s laughter lingered in the air, mocking me.I’d get her back.Even if it meant destroying every realm that stood between us.The Sigil burned under my skin, pulsing with a rage that didn’t feel like mine. No — it felt deeper. Older. Like the ancient shadow had awakened something sleeping inside my blood.I didn’t know what it was yet.But I knew it would help me tear reality open if I needed to.“
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-14
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