Bound By Blood
Isabella Marino has spent her life toeing the line between duty and desire, torn between her family’s expectations and her dream of freedom. When her father arranges her marriage to Leonard Ricci, the most powerful and ruthless mafia boss in Italy, she’s thrust into a world of power, violence, and deception. She knows Leonard’s reputation—a man feared by his enemies, respected by his allies, and untouchable in the criminal underworld.
But as their marriage forces them into each other’s lives, Isabella soon discovers the man behind the ruthless façade—a man scarred by betrayal, driven by loyalty, and desperate to protect the empire he’s built. In the shadowy world of mafia politics, where trust is a rare commodity and enemies lurk at every corner, Isabella and Leonard must navigate a dangerous game of power and survival.
As secrets unravel and bloodlines are tested, Isabella faces an impossible choice: follow her heart and risk everything, or remain loyal to a family that sees her as a pawn in their game. But Leonard has his own battles to fight, and in a world where love is a dangerous weakness, the only thing more treacherous than their enemies is the growing connection between them.
Power. Betrayal. Love. When the stakes are life or death, can two souls caught in the crossfire find a way to save each other, or will they be torn apart by the very forces that brought them together?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 15Isabella’s POVThe mansion was too quiet.The kind of silence that pressed against your ears, heavy and suffocating. After dinner, Leonard had retreated to his study for hours, leaving me alone with my thoughts—and thoughts were dangerous things tonight. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face hovering above mine, heard the rough sound of his voice when he whispered my name like a man on the edge of breaking.And then I remembered how easily he had shut me out again this morning. How quickly he had buried me under the word “mistake.”I hated him for that. I hated myself more for giving in that night.The corridors of the house stretched long and empty, candlelight casting thin shadows across the marbles. My Shoes made no sound as I walked, aimless at first. But then I noticed something.The door to his office. It was opened.It was never left open. Ever. That room was his fortress, a place no servant dared enter without summons. And yet, tonight, the door stood cracked, just bare
Last Updated: 2025-10-02
Chapter: CHAPTER 14Leonard’s POVThe sun hadn’t risen yet when I slipped out of her room.My steps were careful, deliberate, but inside I was chaos. Each steps I took down that long corridor felt like tearing my own flesh from bone. I should have stayed, if only to face the weight of what I had done but I didn’t trust myself not to reach for her again. So I left her with the sheets tangled around her, with her scent on my skin, and with my mind burning in ways I could not afford.By the time I reached my own room, the silence felt unbearable. I closed the door with more force than necessary, leaning against it like a coward fleeing from battle. My chest heaved, my palms pressed hard into the wood. My heart still thundered, echoing the rhythm of last night when her body had been beneath mine, when her lips had met mine as though we had both been starving for years.What the hell had I done?I dragged both hands over my face, gripping my skull as though I could shake the memory out. I had gone to her wi
Last Updated: 2025-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 13Isabella’s POVThe storm had quieted by the time my eyes fluttered open, but the echo of it lingered in the air. A hush lay over the mansion, broken only by the drip of rain from the gutters and the steady thud of my heart. I reached across the bed instinctively, fingertips brushing cold sheets where warmth had been just hours ago.Empty.Leonard was gone.I sat up slowly, the night rushing back in blueness —his mouth on mine, the taste of wine, the way his voice had cracked when he whispered my name. My skin still burned where his hands had roamed, my lips swollen from his kisses. My body remembered him even if he had already chosen to forget me.The room smelled faintly of him, musky and rich, and my chest ached with the absence. He hadn’t stayed. He hadn’t even waited for the light of morning. He had slipped out like a thief, leaving me to wrestle with the truth of what had happened.What had happened?Was it a mistake? A moment of drunken weakness? Or was it something more—somethi
Last Updated: 2025-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 12Isabella's pov.The rain hadn’t stopped since we left the dinner.It whispered against the windows like a secret, steady and relentless, filling the silence of the mansion with its muted rhythm. I sat at the edge of my bed, my hair falling loose around my shoulders, still dressed in the gown from the evening. The spilled wine, the stares, the hushed whispers at the table — they still clung to me like smoke.I thought I had escaped it. Escaped him.But then the door creaked open and I froze. Leonard stood in the doorway, one hand braced against the frame, the other loosely hanging at his side. His coat hung off one shoulder, the shirt beneath it slightly untucked. He smelled of alcohol, sharp and intoxicating, but even in his unsteady state, he radiated authority. My stomach clenched.“Isabella.” His voice was low, rough, the edges softened by alcohol. Yet it carried the weight of command, the kind that curled down my spine. “We need to talk.”I took a cautious step back, hands clench
Last Updated: 2025-09-28
Chapter: CHAPTER 11Isabella's pov.The dress clung to me like it was spun from sin. Deep satin silk, slit high enough to make me wonder if Leonard had chosen it to provoke whispers. He hadn’t said a word when he placed the garment box on the bed earlier, but his eyes had spoken volumes: Wear it. For me. For them.And like always, I obeyed.I stood before the mirror in the master suite, emeralds glinting at my wrist where his gift still sat, the bracelet no lighter than it had been that morning. The gems winked under the soft light, cold and sharp, and I couldn’t tell if they made me look like his queen or his prisoner. Maybe both.A knock sounded at the door before it swung open without waiting for my answer. Of course,it was Leonard. Privacy was a luxury I would stopped pretending to have.He paused on the threshold, eyes sweeping from my head to my heels with a gaze that felt like both judgment and possession. Dressed in black tailored perfection, he was devastating as always, the kind of man who carri
Last Updated: 2025-09-28
Chapter: CHAPTER 10Isabella’s POVThe bracelet sat heavy against my skin, its weight reminding me with every movement that nothing in this house was ever simple. Emeralds sparkled under the morning light pouring in through the tall windows, catching the air like watchful eyes. Beautiful. Cold. A shackle disguised as luxury.Leonard Ricci didn’t give meaningless gifts. I knew that much already. If he put something on my wrist, it was because he wanted me to feel it. To remember him every time I lifted my hand. To remind me who held control.But control works both ways. A chain can be pulled from either end.I let my fingers glide over the stones as I descended the staircase, every step echoing in the vast silence of the mansion. Except silence here wasn’t real. I could feel the eyes, the invisible watchers tucked into every corner. The soft hum of cameras I had found hidden in the walls.He thought he was clever. He thought I wouldn’t notice.The breakfast room stretched out like something from a palace,
Last Updated: 2025-09-05
Twin Hearts,Broken Bonds
Lyra was betrayed by her twin sister, Nyla, and heartbroken by Alpha Xander Bennett, the man she loves.
On the verge of death, Nyla asked the moon goddess to help her seek revenge and is reborn as Mia, the daughter of Beta Sinclair, a new identity with a chance to get revenge on those who hurt her.
But when she crosses paths with the powerful Alpha King Damion Byers, her quest for vengeance becomes more complicated.
As she deals with complicated relationships and struggles in her new life,she learns that love can grow in surprising ways.
In this story of second chances, deceit, and surprise romance, follow Lyra as she accepts her strong new self, confronts her past, and learns that real strength might come from her ability to rise again. Torn between love and justice, Lyra must decide whether she will rise as the Luna Queen or let her thirst for revenge consume her.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 137(The end)Lyra’s POVThe hall slowly emptied, but the echo of the moment lingered in the air like a warm afterglow. The warriors slipped out with bowed heads, whispering blessings as they passed. The glow of the Crescent Flame emblem still shimmered across the far wall, soft silver and gold light carrying a promise I could feel deep in my bones.My body trembled with exhaustion, but the peace inside me… it was something new. Something fragile and soft, like a breath after drowning.My twins rested against my chest, their skin warm, their tiny heartbeats steady. Their breathing was so gentle, so rhythmic, it soothed every ache I carried. I ran my thumb along the curve of my daughter’s cheek, memorizing the softness of her, then shifted slightly as my son curled closer in Damion’s arms.I looked up at him.Damion was watching me the way someone looks at sunrise after believing they might never see light again. His presence grounded me. His love steadied me. Everything we had fought for had led to
Last Updated: 2025-11-18
Chapter: CHAPTER 136The battlefield beyond the walls of Bloodhound had fallen silent, the fires smoldering in the distance, the acrid scent of ash and blood hanging heavy in the air. For the first time in what felt like an eternity, the screams of war were gone. The Moonlight shone down on the packs, both Bloodhound and Moonshine, their warriors exhausted but alive.Inside the castle, the chaos of battle had not followed, but a different storm raged.Lyra lay on a bed in the center of the chamber, her hands pressed to her belly, her face pale but resolute. She had barely spoken since the last attack, and now, the tension in her body had reached its peak. I stayed at her side, kneeling on the floor, holding her hand and watching the faint rise and fall of her chest.Her eyes fluttered open, meeting mine, and in them, I saw all the battles we had fought, all the losses we had endured, and the fragile hope that had survived. “It’s over,” she whispered, though her voice carried no relief. “The packs… the bl
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: CHAPTER 135Damion's povThe Blood Moon bathed the land in crimson light, spilling its glow through the tall windows of our chamber. Outside, the armies clashed with chaos and fury, fire and shadow mingling in a dance of death. I stayed close to Lyra, feeling her trembling under my arms, her pulse uneven, her breathing shallow. Every moment, my fear twisted tighter around my chest. I could hear the cries of warriors, the clash of steel, the roar of beasts beyond the walls, but in this room, all I could focus on was the fragile life in her womb and the life at her side.Lyra’s eyes were closed, her forehead damp with sweat. Her body ached from the lingering poison, and the curse that had once haunted her had now shifted toward the child she carried. I felt the weight of responsibility crush me. Not just as a king, not just as a fighter, but as the man who would protect her at all costs. I pressed a kiss to the top of her head, inhaling her scent, grounding myself against the fear that threatene
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER 134Damion’s POVThe attack came before dawn, when the world was still quiet enough for fear to be heard. A scout burst into the war hall with ash smeared across his face, breath sharp and frantic.He spoke of fire sweeping through the outer villages, shadows moving with unnatural speed, rogues tearing through defenses as if they had been trained to fight as one body. Behind them marched witches cloaked in midnight, and further still, scattered remnants of the monsters Lucius once called his loyal hounds. Selene Varran was no longer testing our borders. She had launched a full invasion.I felt the weight of the kingdom press onto my shoulders. My generals rose from their seats instantly, barking orders, drawing strategies, ready to charge into the chaos. The scent of burning earth seeped in even from the stone walls. Every instinct in my body screamed at me to take the field, to lead the army the way I always had. But beneath that instinct lived something stronger. A smaller heartbeat.
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER 133Damion’s POVWhen I found Lyra in Lucius’s abandoned chamber, she was sitting on the cold floor with the scroll open in her trembling hands. The moonlight through the cracked window fell across her face, revealing the tears she had been fighting to hide. She didn’t look up at first. She just stared at the prophecy written by my father, as if willing the words to change. When she finally raised her eyes to mine, the pain inside them made something inside me fracture. I went to her, pulling her gently against my chest. Her body softened into mine, but her breaths were uneven, and her fingers clutched at my shirt like she was afraid she would drown if she let go.The prophecy had marked our unborn child. The curse meant for Lyra and her sister had shifted, moved, found new life inside the tiny heartbeat growing within her. Lyra whispered it like a confession, voice cracking under the weight of her fear. She said she felt as if she had damned our child before it was even born. I held
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER 132Lyra’s POVLucius’s abandoned chamber still smelled of dust and death.The torches flickered as I pushed open the heavy iron door, my breath catching when the cold air wrapped around my skin. No one had stepped inside this room since the day Damion ended his reign. His darkness still clung to the stone walls, whispering old curses in the silence.But something… pulled me here tonight.My steps echoed softly as I walked past overturned tables, broken glass, and the remnants of Lucius’s madness. My hand drifted along the cracked desk, brushing away dust, until it caught on something buried beneath—A hidden compartment.I froze.My pulse quickened as I pried it open. A faint scent of old parchment drifted out. Wrapped in black silk, untouched by time, lay a scroll sealed in gold.Not Lucius’s seal.Alaric Byers.Damion’s father. The last true Alpha King.My throat tightened as I broke the seal.The parchment unfurled slowly, trembling between my fingers.The handwriting was bold. Elegan
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
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