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The Don's sinful obsession

The Don's sinful obsession

Anne Mancini died six years ago. At least, that’s what Luca Romani—the ruthless Don of the Italian mafia—was forced to believe. He mourned her. Buried her memory deep inside his cold, violent heart. But he never stopped loving the woman who vanished without a trace. Now she’s back. Alive. Hiding under a false name. Desperate to uncover the truth about her past while protecting the son Luca was never supposed to know existed. But secrets do not survive in Luca’s world. When he discovers Anne alive after years of grief and betrayal, his love turns into obsession. His obsession turns into revenge. And revenge becomes something far more dangerous when he realizes the woman he hates is still the only one capable of destroying him. Because Anne carries more than secrets. She carries his child. His past. And a bloodline tied to Luca’s greatest enemy—the Russian mafia. Caught between two criminal empires, hunted by enemies on all sides, Anne and Luca are dragged into a brutal war fueled by betrayal, obsession, jealousy, and a love neither of them can kill. He should destroy her. Instead, he burns the world for her. But in the mafia, love is never gentle…And obsession always comes with blood. The Don’s Sinful Obsession is a dark mafia romance filled with enemies-to-lovers tension, secret children, betrayal, possessive antiheroes, dangerous passion, mafia wars, and emotionally addictive twists.
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Chapter: chapter 21
~~~Anne's POV~~~I tell myself I can do this.Keep my head down. Do my work and not look at him directly. Answer when spoken to. Disappear when not needed. It is survival. I have survived worse.I can survive Luca Romani sitting at the head of a table while I pour wine and serve food and pretend he is just another man in a house full of men.Just another man.I almost laugh at myself.There is nothing just about Luca. There never has been.---The dining room is full that evening.Men in suits. Women in diamonds. The kind of people who speak in low voices and laugh without meaning it and look at servants like they are furniture. I keep my eyes on the trays, on the glasses, on the floor. Anywhere but at him.Every time I turn a corner, I expect to find him there. Every time I hear footsteps behind me, my spine goes rigid.But he has stayed away.Not completely. I see him at meals. Feel his eyes on me across rooms. Hear his voice in the hallway and feel my chest tighten.I tell myself i
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-25
Chapter: chapter 20
The estate has belonged to Luca's grandfather.Nico remembers coming here as a boy, running through these halls, hiding in these gardens, watching his older cousin learn to be a man before he is ready. The stone walls haven't changed. The iron gates haven't changed. The weight of the place — old money, older power — hasn't changed either.But Luca is different now.Nico parks his car — a red Ferrari that costs more than most people's houses — and steps out into the afternoon sun. He has been away too long. Six months. Maybe eight. Time blurs when you are traveling. Rome, Paris, Barcelona. Women who forget your name as quickly as you forget theirs. Nights that bleed into mornings. Mornings that bleed into flights.But now he is home.Not because he wants to be. Because Luca has called."Your father is asking about you."That is Luca's way of saying come home before I send someone to drag you back.So here he is.---The guards at the gate recognize him. They always do."Mr. Nico.""Enz
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-24
Chapter: chapter 19
~~~Lucinda's POV~~~The report arrives in the evening, as they always do.I sit in my sitting room, a glass of wine in my hand, the fire crackling in the hearth. Outside, the sun is setting over the Romani estate, painting the sky in shades of orange and red. Inside, I am already thinking ten moves ahead.I unfold the paper. Read it once. Twice.Luca's investigation has shifted. He is no longer focused solely on Anne's disappearance. He is digging into her past. Her connections. Her movements before she came to Italy.I set down the paper. Pick up my wine. Take a slow sip.He is beginning to question.That is dangerous.I have spent years building the narrative — the maid who seduced the Don, the thief who betrayed the family, the woman who killed herself in a fire rather than face the consequences. It is a beautiful story. Clean. Believable.But stories only work if no one looks too closely.Luca is looking.No matter, I tell myself. I have dealt with worse.I stand. Walk to the wind
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-24
Chapter: chapter 18
~~~Anne's POV~~~The door clicks shut behind him, and nothing about me feels safer.If anything, it feels worse. Because now I know. He isn't guessing anymore. He is searching. Actively. Methodically. With resources I can't imagine and reach I can't escape.Austin.The name echoes in my head like a warning bell.I lie in his bed, in his room, in his house, and stare at the ceiling. The sheets smell like him. The pillows smell like him. Everything around me is him, and I can't breathe.He is going to find out. He is going to find you, Austin. And then—I can't finish the thought. Don't want to.I press my hands against my eyes. Try to stop the tears. Fail.Mommy's sorry, baby. Mommy's so sorry.---Carmela comes later.She moves quietly, the way she always does, her footsteps soft on the marble floor. She carries a tray — soup, bread, tea — and sets it on the nightstand without a word.I watch her.She doesn't look at me. That isn't unusual. Carmela has never been warm. But today, ther
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-24
Chapter: chapter 17
~~~Luca's POV~~~The file is thin.Matteo lays it on my desk with the kind of care men use when they are handing you something they know will make you angry. Two pages. Maybe three. Not nearly enough for the days he has been searching."That's all?" I ask."That's all I could find, Boss."I open the file. Scan the pages. Bank records. Rental agreements. A work permit under the name Lia Perry. Nothing before six years ago. Nothing linking her to anyone. Nothing linking her to anywhere.No family. No friends. No past."Her life started the day she came back to Italy," I say. "Before that, nothing.""Someone erased her," Matteo agrees. "Or she erased herself."I look up. "Which one?"Matteo hesitates. That is unlike him. He has worked for me for fifteen years. He has learned to speak hard truths without flinching."Both, maybe. She had help. Someone with resources. Someone who knew how to make a person disappear."I think about the fire. The burnt house. The body that wasn't hers.She ha
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-24
Chapter: chapter 16
~~~Monic's POV~~~The iron gates of the Romani estate are closed.They are never closed. Not to me. I have walked through them a hundred times, a thousand, without slowing, without announcing myself, without anyone questioning my right to be here.Today, a guard steps into my path."Signorina Monic." His voice is respectful, but his body blocks the entrance. "The Don is not receiving visitors."I laugh. "I'm not a visitor. I'm his fiancée.""The Don's orders.""Let me through.""I can't."I look at him. Really look. He is young — new, maybe. He doesn't know me. Doesn't know what I am capable of."Do you know who I am?" I ask."Yes, Signorina.""Then you know that in a few months, I will be the Don's wife. I will be the woman giving orders in this house. And men like you — men who stand in my way — will be the first to go."His face doesn't change. "The Don's orders."I feel my face grow hot. My hands curl into fists."I am not a visitor," I say again, slower this time, like I am expla
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-05-24
CAPTIVÉE PAR SES SOMBRES DESIRS

CAPTIVÉE PAR SES SOMBRES DESIRS

« Tu ne sais pas à quoi tu t'attaques » Sa main traça lentement le long de mon bras, ses doigts-fermes mais déterminés, me faisant frissonner jusqu'au plus profond de moi-même. « Tu as peur. » « Pas du tout » chuchotai-je. Il sourit. « Tu devrais. » Avant même que je puisse réfléchir, il combla la distance-qui nous séparait, ses lèvres s'écrasant sur les miennes. Un baiser-rude, urgent, possessif et féroce, une brûlure dévorante. « Je ne peux pas m'arrêter. Je ne veux pas. » Puis il s'empara de nouveau de mes lèvres. Et bientôt, les-miennes bougèrent. Je lui rendais son baiser. Ça ne devrait pas arriver. Soudain, des pas-résonnèrent. « Rylan-arrête, quelqu'un-» Mais ses mains se-resserrèrent sur ma taille, m'immobilisant. « Qu'ils viennent. Je m'en fiche. » Puis ses lèvres s'écrasèrent contre les miennes, plus fort. J'ai tenté de me détourner, mais il m'a attrapée par le cou et m'a enfoncé sa langue-dans la bouche. « Rylan, s'il te plaît… » Mes yeux se sont tournés vers la porte. « Arrête ! » J'ai lutté. Sa main a glissé jusqu'à mes fesses, les serrant fort. « Si tu n'avais pas porté de jean, je t'aurais déjà enfoncé les doigts dans tous les trous. Putain ! » On a frappé légèrement à la porte, puis on a entendu la poignée tourner. Non ! ★ Certains secrets naissent dans le feu… et certains désirs, forgés dans les ténèbres. Alyssa-Milano porte un passé qu'elle ne peut fuir, un-passé imprégné de sang, de silence et d'un secret qui pourrait la détruire. À quinze-ans, son innocence lui a été volée. Rylan-Russo est dangereux, impitoyable, puissant et habitué à obtenir ce qu'il veut. Lorsqu'il jette son dévolu sur Alyssa, leurs mondes s'entrechoquent dans une tempête d'obsession et de désir. Est-ce une histoire d'amour digne de ce nom ?
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Chapter: ch 49
CHAPITRE 49Les jours qui suivirent virent ses défenses se déliter lentement. Alyssa se retrouva de plus en plus attirée par l'univers de Rylan, un monde fait de costumes élégants et d'ombres sombres, où le danger se cachait derrière chaque sourire, mais où l'on trouvait aussi des moments d'une tendresse inattendue.Leurs rencontres au bureau étaient moins marquées par un professionnalisme prudent que par des moments volés. Tôt le matin, avant que le chaos ne commence, Rylan s'attardait près de son bureau, son regard s'adoucissant lorsqu'il croisait le sien. Son attitude habituellement froide fondait lorsqu'ils étaient seuls, remplacée par une vulnérabilité qu'elle seule semblait pouvoir révéler.Un après-midi, alors que la pluie ruisselait sur les vitres de la salle de conférence aux murs de verre, ils se retrouvèrent coincés ensemble après le départ du reste du personnel.Le téléphone d'Alyssa vibra et il s'avéra que c'était un message de Marcus
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-01-01
Chapter: CH 48
CHAPITRE 48 Plus tard, Alyssa était assise dans son bureau, le soleil de fin d'après-midi filtrant à travers les stores et projetant de longues ombres. La présence de Kimberly était étouffante mais électrisante. Les premières interactions furent tendues ; Kimberly cachait à peine son mépris. Alyssa resta calme, déterminée à s'élever au-dessus de ces querelles mesquines. Pendant ce temps, des rumeurs sur cette nouvelle dynamique se répandaient dans toute l'entreprise. Certains admiraient le courage d'Alyssa, d'autres doutaient de la capacité de Kimberly à ravaler sa fierté. Mais le plus compliqué était le courant sous-jacent entre Alyssa et Rylan. La tension entre eux était indéniable, un feu couvant sous chaque regard, chaque effleurement de mains. Chaque fois qu'ils étaient seuls, Alyssa l'appelait « Dominic », un nom qu'ils étaient les seuls à partager, chargé d'intimité et de secrets. Chaque prononciation semblait allumer une étincelle
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-31
Chapter: ch 47
CHAPITRE 47 Ces derniers temps, Alyssa sentait que Marcus devenait insistant. Chaque jour depuis l’anniversaire de la société, il trouvait une raison de se montrer — au café en face de son bureau, devant l’immeuble après les heures, même sur le chemin du retour. Au début, elle pensait que c’était une coïncidence. « Tu n’as pas changé, Alyssa », dit Marcus un soir, lui tendant un gobelet de café. « Toujours le même regard pensif. Toujours quelque chose de caché derrière. » Elle sourit faiblement, ne sachant comment répondre. La vérité était qu’elle cachait bien trop de choses. « Je suppose qu’on cache tous quelque chose », dit-elle doucement en buvant une gorgée de café. Marcus l’étudia comme s’il pouvait voir à travers chacun de ses masques. « Je t’ai toujours aimée, à
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-27
Chapter: ch 46
CHAPITRE 46 Le léger bourdonnement de la nuit s’était posé autour d’eux comme une lourde et apaisante couverture. L’orage dehors était passé, ne laissant que le clapotis occasionnel de l’eau dégoulinant du toit. À l’intérieur de la pièce, tout était immobile, à part la lente et régulière montée et descente de la poitrine de Rylan sous la joue d’Alyssa. Nus tous les deux sous le drap, ils ne pouvaient sûrement pas ignorer l’étincelle qui allait avec. C’était mal… et en même temps, si juste. Elle était blottie contre lui, un bras délicatement posé sur son torse, le bout de ses doigts reposant juste au-dessus de son cœur. Son rythme était fort… mais erratique, comme s’il n’avait pas l’habitude d’être écouté. La main de Rylan parcourait lentement son dos de caresses douces et distraites, son contact l’apaisant encore plus que le silence. Pour la première fois depuis longtemps, Alyssa se sentait en sécuri
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-26
Chapter: ch 45
CHAPITRE 45 La pluie tombait de plus en plus fort tandis qu'Alyssa restait figée sur le pas de la porte, les yeux rivés sur la silhouette trempée devant elle. La chemise blanche de Rylan collait à son corps sculptural, trempée et transparente, ses cheveux ruisselants d'eau sur ses pommettes saillantes. Mais ce sont ses yeux qui la frappèrent : sauvages, orageux, bruts. « Rylan ? » murmura-t-elle. Il ne répondit pas. En une fraction de seconde à couper le souffle, il entra et referma la porte derrière lui dans un léger clic. L'air entre eux devint dense. Sa poitrine se soulevait et s'abaissait, reflétant une émotion contenue. Puis, sans un mot, il réduisit la distance qui les séparait et écrasa ses lèvres contre les siennes. Ce n'était ni doux, ni patient. Il était désespéré. Comme s'il avait été affamé d'elle, comme s
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-25
Chapter: CH 43
CHAPITRE 43La Nuit de l'AnniversaireLe lieu scintillait d'élégance. Des lumières dorées jaillissaient des lustres suspendus, accrochant les reflets des robes pailletées et des smokings impeccables tandis que les invités, verres de champagne en main, papotaient. Une douce musique classique flottait dans l'air, se faufilant entre les rires, le tintement des verres et les discussions d'affaires discrètes.Alyssa se tenait en marge de la foule, un verre de vin à la main, vêtue d'une longue robe de satin émeraude qui épousait sa taille et s'évase doucement sur ses hanches. Le dos était décolleté, révélant une peau lisse et la courbe délicate de sa colonne vertébrale. Ses boucles claires étaient relevées, quelques mèches laissées libres pour effleurer ses joues. Elle était magnifique — et elle se sentait totalement déplacée.Son regard parcourut la salle de bal jusqu'à se poser sur la dernière personne qu'elle souhaitait voir ce soir.Rylan.
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-06
CAPTIVATED BY HIS DARK DESIRES

CAPTIVATED BY HIS DARK DESIRES

"You don’t know what you’re playing with." He murmured, His hand traced a slow path down my arm, fingers firm but deliberate, sending a shiver straight to my core. "You are scared" “I’m not.” I whispered. He smiled. “You should be.” Before I could think, he closed the distance, his lips crashing onto mine, rough, urgent, claiming and fierce, consuming fire of his touch. "I can't stop. I don't won't to." Then he claimed my lips again. And soon, my lips moved. I was kissing back. This shouldn’t be happening. Just then footsteps echoed. “Rylan—stop, someone’s coming—” But his hands only gripped my waist tighter, holding me still. he whispered. “Let them. I don’t care.” then his lips crashed against mine, harder. I tried turning away but he grabbed my neck and stuck his tongue into my mouth. "Rylan please." my eyes dart to the door. "Stop." I struggled. His hand slipped down to grab my ass. Squeezing it tightly. "If you weren't wearing a jean, I would have stuck my fingers right into your holes. Fuck." He hissed then continued. A light knock sounded at the door followed by the twisting handle. No! ★ Some-secrets are born in fire... and some desires, forged in darkness. Alyssa Milano carries a past she can’t outrun-one soaked in blood, silence, and a secret that could ruin her. At fifteen, her innocence was stolen. Rylan Russo is danger, ruthless, powerful, and used to getting what he wants. When he sets sights on Alyssa, their worlds collide in a storm of obsession and desire. Is this a love story tocall? In a world where trust is poison and passion is a weapon, Alyssa must choose her path. A dark, twisted romance where survival comes at a cost.
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Chapter: ENABLE
**Chapter 66**Alyssa stood in Rylan's penthouse, staring at the city below. The same view she'd seen that night. The night everything changed.Victor was in custody. Samantha was safe, staying with Amelia under protective watch. The evidence had been handed over—her mother's coerced suicide note, the confession recording, everything.She should have felt relief.Instead, she felt hollow."You should eat something," Rylan said from behind her. He'd been hovering for days, protective and intense, like he was afraid she'd disappear if he looked away."I'm fine.""You're not."She wasn't. But not for the reasons he thought.That night—three nights ago, before the confrontation with Victor—had been a mistake. A beautiful, desperate, burning mistake. She'd been terrified, and he'd been there, and when his hands found her in the dark, she'd let herself forget.Forget that this couldn't happen.
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-24
Chapter: FINDING SAMANTHA
**chapter 65**"Absolutely not."Rylan's voice was flat, final. He closed the laptop and turned to face her fully."It's the only way," Alyssa insisted. "He wants me. He's always wanted me—to control, to punish, to break. If I go to him, offer to come back, to 'make things right'—""He'll kill you.""Not immediately." She was thinking fast now, the plan crystallizing. "He's too smart for that. He'll want to savor it. Make me suffer first. And that gives us time.""Time for what? For him to lock you in a room and throw away the key?" Rylan's jaw was tight. "You saw what he did to Samantha, and she's six years old. What do you think he'll do to you?""I think he'll gloat." Alyssa's voice was steady. "I think he'll drag me into that study, pour himself a drink, and tell me exactly how he's going to destroy me. Because that's who he is. He needs me to know I lost."Rylan stared at her. "And while he's monologuing li
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-19
Chapter: SURRENDER
**Chapter 64*"They made it to the car, Samantha clinging to her neck, sobbing. Rylan drove like a demon, blood seeping through his shirt from a graze on his shoulder."You're hurt—""I'm fine." His jaw was tight. "Are you?"Alyssa looked down at Samantha, checking her for injuries. Nothing. Just fear."We're okay," she whispered, kissing her daughter's hair. "We're okay, baby."But Rylan's expression in the rearview mirror said otherwise."He'll come after you again," he said quietly. "You know that.""I know.""And next time, I might not be there."Alyssa met his eyes in the mirror. "Then don't leave."Silence. Heavy. Charged."You don't know what you're asking," Rylan said."Yes, I do." Her voice was steady. "I'm asking you to help me end this. For good."Rylan's hands tightened on the wheel. Then, slowly, he nodded."Alright. But we do this my wa
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-18
Chapter: SAMANTHA MISSING
**Chapter 63**The text came at 9:47 PM.Samantha's gone.Alyssa's phone slipped from her hand, clattering against the marble bar. Around her, the charity gala continued—champagne, laughter, designer gowns—but the noise turned to static."What's wrong?"She looked up. Rylan Cortez stood beside her, dark eyes sharp, already reading her panic. They'd met an hour ago. Spoken twice. He was a donor, wealthy, controlled—the kind of man she'd learned to avoid."My daughter." Her voice cracked. "She's missing."His expression changed instantly. "Where was she?""With a friend. I just—" She fumbled for her phone, redialing Amelia. No answer. "She's six. She was supposed to be safe—"Rylan's hand closed around her wrist, firm but not rough. "Come with me. Now."She should've questioned it. Should've called the police. But something in his voice—command, certainty, danger—made her follow.They we
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-17
Chapter: DROWN IN PLEASURE
CHAPTER 62The rain tapped lightly against the hotel window, casting silver streaks across the glass. The suite was larger than Alyssa expected, but the moment her eyes landed on the single king-sized bed, her heart skipped a beat.“You must be joking,” she muttered, dropping her purse on the nearby chair.Rylan walked in behind her, casually removing his blazer. “What?”“There’s only one bed.” she said, spinning toward him with a raised brow.He shrugged. “It’s a five-star hotel, not a dorm. You didn’t expect bunk beds, did you?”“I expected separate rooms.” she hissed.“They overbooked,” he said coolly. “The assistant tried to fix it, but everything’s full for the conference. It’s one night, Alyssa. I don’t bite.”She glared at him, folding her arms. “I’ll take the couch.”“It folds out, but it’s hell on the back. Suit yourself.”He began unbuttoning his cuffs, his movements slow, deliberate.
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-16
Chapter: SAMANTHA'S KIDNAP
CHAPTER 61 The sun was beginning to dip low in the sky, casting long golden shadows across the park. Samantha’s laughter rang out, pure and carefree, as she ran after a bright orange butterfly. Her little feet pattered over the soft grass, the pink fabric of her dress fluttering behind her like wings. Her curls bounced with each step, and her wide grey eyes sparkled with delight.Amelia sat on a weathered wooden bench under the old oak tree, her phone in hand but her attention only half on the screen. She glanced up every so often to watch Samantha play, feeling a gentle smile lift her lips. The fresh air was crisp with the scent of blooming flowers and freshly cut grass, and children’s laughter mixed with the distant hum of conversation.Suddenly, Amelia’s smile faltered. She looked up properly—Samantha was nowhere in sight.Her heart stopped for a second, a cold knot twisting in her stomach.“Samantha?” Her voice trembled as she called
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-15
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