LOGINGrace Hale was raised to be untouchable—the flawless daughter of New York’s most powerful mayor, trained to smile, obey, and survive in silence. Dean Moretti didn’t believe in untouchable. He ruled the city from the shadows, a ruthless mafia heir whose world was built on blood, control, and calculated violence. When he decided Grace would be his wife, it was meant to be a transaction—leverage, protection, necessity. But Grace wasn’t fragile. And she wasn’t obedient. The closer Dean came, the more her perfect image fractured, revealing a woman bound by secrets, fear, and a loyalty that was slowly killing her. Desire ignited where it shouldn’t have. Lines blurred where power once ruled. And obsession turned dangerous when possession began to feel like devotion. Grace and Dean were pushed into a marriage they didn't completely understand, which had the potential to either free or destroy them. Because love blossomed in the dark, it demanded everything rather than asking for permission.
View MoreDeanGrace 24, Dean 32For an Italian, family was everything. We breathed, survived, and endured our nemesis’s cheap tricks to provide a better tomorrow for our clan.As the leader of the Moretti family, it was my duty to protect them at any cost. No matter what happened in this fucking stupid world, my mission was to uphold my family legacy and protect every individual with a last name of Moretti.However, right now, I'm thinking of an alternative. I truly wished to visit my ancestors in their graves and wake the dead from their never-ending sleep so that they could change this one fucking rule. Maybe I should be the one to do this moral work. As a mobster, I rarely got chances to do good for this society, for humanity, for this universe. This could be my chance to change the deeply rooted traditions of the underworld. Maybe I would be remembered as the mafia boss who did something good for the citizens.The temptation was sinking under my skin, drenching my nerves, and chilling my
GraceGrace, 24; Dean, 32And I said yes.This might be the stupidest thing to do, but I said yes to a stranger and his even more stupid marriage proposal.Tonight, I learned a thing about human nature. ‘Humans tend to lean on the side where they receive respect, peace, and comfort.’ In my case, comfort was always present; however, not the first two: respect and peace. These two sounded melodic to my ears, a soft, gentle noise that instantly thrust you into cheeriness. The people I grew up with were less human and more monsters. Expecting any of them from these non-humans would be foolishness, so I refrained from desiring anything from anyone. And that worked in my behalf. Now, I was fucking wishing. Yes, the one girl who liked to keep everything to herself was now expecting a better life, a bright future, respect, and fucking peace. From a man who was basically a stranger.Yeah, this was probably the most brainless stuff I agreed to; No, correction: This was the most brainless thin
GraceGrace 24; Dean 32Tonight the air was stuffy. Well, it was nothing new in the Hale mansion. The air was always suffocating in this house. Even if one wished to breathe freely, this house wasn't the right place for a person. Too many secrets, too many sins turned this palace into a polluted estate. Falling for the outside shining exterior of this mansion would be your first mistake, a grave one, because as soon as you met the monsters who were residing here, you would want to run. As fast as you could.However, tonight it was different. Usually, I was good at singling out the unpleasantness of this house (one I learned through living with the monster), but tonight wasn't that night. My instincts were blunt, sleeping somewhere when my gut was sending signals to be on high alert. Or was it nothing? Merely the choker necklace around my neck, the one Jennie delivered to me, stating, 'The mayor wants you to wear it for tonight's dinner.’ The necklace belonged to Mrs. Hale, not my mo
DeanGrace 24, Dean 32She left half an hour ago with a sharp and scornful laugh that was referred to me. What happened a few minutes ago was nothing but fucking humiliating.How did I miss this?How did Enzo miss this?I appeared nothing but a pure fool. A fool who was desperate to marry her but didn’t have a clue about her condition. This was bad. Hale was already planning to marry her off to that bastard who was older than him, and now this. I could lose her and I couldn't let this happen.I comprehended she barely had any affection for Senator Peter, as she already was deeply devoted to another man.Well, no need to act astonished at this piece of revelation. I learned this little piece of information the day I first saw her. It wasn't her soft feminine charm that seduced me instantly. Sure, I was bewildered by her at first sight. I experienced a rare phenomenon in my system as my eyes found her in that crowd. She was smiling, and that smile was by far the most genuine thing I h
DeanGrace 24, Dean 32The melancholy music hummed through the entire auditorium. Though it was a lamentable piece, the song was about two lovers. Two passionate fellows who lost themselves in each other so deeply that when they found one another, one of them was dead.The moment Grace strummed th
GraceGrace 24, Dean 32Tonight, I had two choices.Obey my father—or watch Daphne die in that locked attic.Even a little measure of using the power room would be used against me. The gun pointing at the head would, at any time, fire a bullet and end the life.I would have merrily taken the bulle
DeanGrace 24, Dean 32Honestly, I loathed violence. Brutality was in my DNA, whether I liked it or not. The day I was born into the Moretti family, my fate was sealed in this area. I held a gun for the first time at the young age of seven, the day Dad and I went on a hunt in the woods. My mother
Grace 24 Dean 32I should have been in my studio an hour ago practicing ‘Cello Suite No. 1 in G major’ for my upcoming concert, which was on Sunday. Two days from today.Yet here I was in the mansion, pacing in my bedroom with anxiety as my only companion.Was I actually worried about Daphne?Well,






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