LOGINValentina Moretti has survived by her wits, her beauty, and her lies. A conwoman with no family and no loyalties, she trusts only herself—until a scheme gone wrong puts her in the hands of Dante Romano, heir to one of the most feared crime families in New York. Dante should have ended her. Instead, he gives her a choice: work for him… or be destroyed. What begins as a dangerous game of control and defiance soon twists into something neither of them can resist. Dante is ruthless, magnetic, impossible to escape—and Valentina discovers that the closer she gets to him, the more she craves the very danger he embodies. But the city is a kingdom of liars, and Valentina is about to uncover a secret buried in blood and shadows—one that will shatter everything she thought she knew about herself. Love and betrayal collide as Dante and Valentina are drawn into a war that could destroy them both. And in a world ruled by wolves, crowns are forged not in gold… but in lies.
View MoreFifteen years later.The Romano estate was alive with celebration. Crystal chandeliers blazed above the banquet hall, gilded tables sagged under the weight of food and wine, and the air thrummed with music and laughter. Men in tailored suits and women draped in jewels raised their glasses to Dante Romano — still broad-shouldered, still dangerous in his silence — and to Valentina, regal as ever, her smile sharpened by years of fire.The King and Queen of Wolves, the whispers went. Untouchable. Unbreakable.But not all whispers were loyal.Isabella Romano slipped from the hall before dessert was served. She knew how her parents wanted her to play the part — smile sweetly, sit straight, let the older men pinch her cheek as tho
The city had undergone significant changes in a year.Cruz’s empire was ash, his name nothing more than a ghost whispered in bars by men too drunk or too foolish to remember the price of saying it aloud. The casino ruins still smoldered in memory, weeds curling through cracked marble where once chandeliers had glittered. His old lieutenants had been scattered, buried, or absorbed into new power.And at the center of it all: Dante Romano.His grip on the city was absolute, his reputation sharpened to a legend. Politicians bent, rivals bowed, and those who resisted were crushed swiftly, their bodies found floating in the harbor or displayed like warnings on quiet streets.But Dante never stood alone.Where he went, Valentina wa
Gunfire split the night wide open.The courtyard erupted in light and thunder, muzzle flashes sparking against marble, stone shattering as bullets tore into the walls. Rain slicked the ground into black glass, turning every step into a gamble.Dante moved like a wolf through fire — fast, brutal, precise. His pistol barked twice, dropping a guard before the man’s finger could even tighten on the trigger. Another came from his flank, and Dante pivoted, knife flashing, blood hot across his knuckles.Valentina was there at his shoulder, her coat snapping like a banner in the rain. She fired steady, deliberate, each shot a breath, each breath a choice. Twice she pulled him back, covering his blind side with a flash of steel. Their movements weren’t rehearsed, but they flowed like they’d been written together long before
The map stretched across the table like a battlefield already drawn in ink. Black marks scarred Cruz’s holdings, red circles bled across the places Dante and Valentina had already cut into him. The casino. The docks. His smuggling routes.Now only the heart remained.Dante stood over the map, sleeves rolled, his hands braced against the wood. Valentina was at his side, her stiletto heels clicking softly as she leaned closer, her eyes tracing the lines with sharp precision.“This is it,” Marco muttered from the far side of the table, exhaustion heavy in his voice. “Cruz is cornered. But cornered men fight hardest.”Dante’s gaze didn’t waver from the map. “Then we make sure he doesn’t fight for long.”Valentina reached out, her






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