LOGINMatteo Romano is trapped under the shadow of his ruthless father and his forbidden love for Dominic Cortez—his father’s trusted lawyer. Their love for each other burns with passion, yet every of their secret touches screams danger with threats and betrayal. What would you do if your freedom—and your love—were sold to the most ruthless man in Italy? “You must marry her!” Dante Romano groaned. Dante, his father, insists he must marry the girl he bought in; her presence threatens everything Matteo and Dominic have been building for years. Built in lies, betrayal, and deadly obsession, Matteo and Dominic must fight for their love—or surrender it to the Don’s dark desires.
View MoreMatteo sat on the cold basement floor, his back pressed against an old metal shelf close to the garage entrance. His shirt was halfway unbuttoned, and the air smelled of dust, engine oil, and spilled alcohol. A small bottle of whiskey dangling loosely in his fingers.His eyes were red, not from the alcohol alone, but from everything he was going through like his world was crashing before him.“I don’t know what to do anymore,” Matteo muttered, his voice slow and shaky. He raised the bottle inside his mouth again, swallowing the whiskey like someone who had been thirsty for ages. “My father… he doesn’t even believe in me. Not even for one second does he see me as a man.”Valentina knelt beside him, her arms wrapped around herself for warmth. She wasn’t drunk. She wasn’t crying. She was studying him—his pain, his weakness, the cracks in him she could use for her own advantage.But Matteo wasn’t paying attention to any of that. He tilted his head back against the wall and let out a bitte
It’s been a long time since Dante had ever asked his driver to increase the car speed that fast. His hands gripped the steering wheel so tight, as Dante had demanded, but with something close to relief. Dante’s chest rose and fell heavily as if every breath pushed out a little of the fear he had been carrying since Dominic’s accident. The sun and skyscrapers flashed past the window in long stripes, but he barely noticed anything. All his focus was on the fact that Dominic is awake.For the first time in a few weeks now, Dante’s shoulders relaxed. He even muttered to himself, “Finally. At least one thing is working out today in my favor.”Because with Dominic awake, the mess with the land deal could be fixed. The documents could be handled, the negotiations fixed , even contracts will be updated. Dominic was the smartest lawyer he had ever hired, and Dante knew it. He trusted him so much, at least in business.As the car parked at the hospital, he stepped out quickly, his shoes hitting
“You’re not my father, Bosco!”Dante’s voice echoed across the spacious sitting room like a gunshot.Bosco didn’t flinch. He sat in his wide leather chair like a king who had already predicted the fate of his kingdom. His men stood around him, armed and alert, but Bosco only lifted a brow, calm, confident, and annoyingly relaxed.Dante pointed a shaky finger at him. “You will never ever look like a father figure to me. Never. Not even in your next life. You’re just a rich mafia drug lord who picked me off the streets. And for that, I said thank you. I was loyal. I worked for you. But I don’t owe you two damn shits.”Bosco exhaled slowly, then snapped. “Enough! Young man, you can’t raise your voice at your father in front of my boys. Watch your tongue.”Marco and the other men behind Dante looked at each other. Dante’s chest rose and fell like he was fighting the urge to break something.Bosco leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. “You don’t believe me? Fine. I’ll bring you proof.
“Hey… can we talk?” Matteo asked quietly.Valentina turned to him slowly, her face pale from the long night without sleep. “Sure, yes. But make it quick.”They were standing opposite the same hallway leading to the balcony where everything exploded yesterday: the misunderstanding , the tension, Dante’s suspicion. Valentina kept looking around nervously, as if Dante’s shadow was still pacing around every corner of the house.Matteo looked around too, then lowered his voice. “Let’s talk inside my room. My father’s men might hear us out here… and you know they’re loyal to him even with their last drop of blood.”Valentina exhaled, nodding. “Okay…it’s fine.”They walked down the corridor toward Matteo’s room. The house was dead silent, but not a peaceful silence, more like a silence that felt they were being monitored, controlled, and dangerous. When Matteo opened his bedroom door and stepped aside for her to enter, Valentina paused, her eyes widening.“Wow…” she murmured.Her eyes glanc
“Listen to me carefully,” Dante said, stepping forward, his shadow swallowing her body. “You didn’t see anything in my room today. Nothing. If a single whisper of what happened comes out of any one around… you will be dead before you even open your eyes and close it again. Do you understand me?”Va
“Papa! Open this door!” Matteo’s voice cracked with anger and something harsh, something that sounded like disappointment and disgust. “I can hear you in there moaning like an animal. Who is it this time? Another girl from the club? Another poor girl you paid forcefully took from the parents to use
“How could you have the mind to bring a phone into my father’s house knowing how heartlessly he can be?” Matteo’s voice was low, almost a shout, but it sounded around the balcony. “How could you even make that silly mistake of texting him instead of carefully texting me just the way you called my
Dante’s fingers curled around his phone tightly. He stood right in the middle of the dimly lit warehouse, the screen’s glow cutting through his face like a knife. His breath hitched as he stared at the message again: Oh My! Balcony? I can’t stop thinking about all these nights with this girl… I can






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