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2025-12-29 20:45:26# Chapter 6
Tia woke to sunlight streaming through the windows and the sound of voices raised in anger below. She checked the clock—ten AM. She'd slept for six hours, longer than she had since the night of her engagement party.The shouting grew louder.She dressed quickly and followed the noise to Dante's study, where she found him standing behind his desk, jaw clenched, facing down a man she'd never seen before. He was older, silver-haired, wearing an expensive suit that screamed old money and older power."You brought her here?" The man's voice dripped with contempt. "A Harrington? In our home?""My home," Dante corrected coldly. "You gave up rights to this house when you retired, Father."Father. This was Dante's father.Lucia stood in the corner, arms crossed, watching the confrontation with weary familiarity. She caught Tia's eye and shook her head slightly. Don't get involved."Your home that you're riski
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MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS BITTER TRUTH
# Chapter 6Tia woke to sunlight streaming through the windows and the sound of voices raised in anger below. She checked the clock—ten AM. She'd slept for six hours, longer than she had since the night of her engagement party.The shouting grew louder.She dressed quickly and followed the noise to Dante's study, where she found him standing behind his desk, jaw clenched, facing down a man she'd never seen before. He was older, silver-haired, wearing an expensive suit that screamed old money and older power."You brought her here?" The man's voice dripped with contempt. "A Harrington? In our home?""My home," Dante corrected coldly. "You gave up rights to this house when you retired, Father."Father. This was Dante's father.Lucia stood in the corner, arms crossed, watching the confrontation with weary familiarity. She caught Tia's eye and shook her head slightly. Don't get involved."Your home that you're riski
MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS LOSING HIM
# Chapter 7The city looked different at two in the morning. Empty streets gleamed wet from earlier rain, and the buildings stood like silent witnesses to sins committed in darkness. Tia sat in the passenger seat of Dante's car, dressed in black tactical gear that Lucia had fitted for her, and tried to keep her breathing steady."Second thoughts?" Dante asked without looking at her."No.""Liar."She turned to face him. "I'm terrified. That's different from having second thoughts."He glanced at her then, something like approval in his dark eyes. "Good. Fear keeps you sharp. Overconfidence gets you killed."Marco's voice crackled through the radio clipped to Dante's vest. "In position. Guard rotation confirmed. You have a thirty-two minute window starting at oh-two-hundred hours."Dante checked his watch. "Copy. Moving in four minutes."The Harrington Pharmaceuticals building rose before them, all glass
MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS THE WAR BEGAN
Chapter 6Lucia left. Dinner arrived twenty minutes later—pasta that tasted homemade and wine that probably cost more than Tia's car had. She ate mechanically, her mind already on tomorrow night.The building blueprints arrived via tablet, brought by the same silent girl who'd delivered breakfast. Tia studied them for two hours, memorizing exits and camera placements, guard stations and blind spots. By the time she finally closed her eyes, she could navigate the executive floor in her sleep.She dreamed of hallways and locked doors, of Julian's face when she'd caught him, of Dante's hands steady on a gun.When she woke at dawn, someone was in her room.She tensed before recognizing the silhouette by the window."Do you ever knock?" she asked."The sun's up. That means you should be too." Dante turned from the window. He wore workout clothes, his hair damp from what looked like a morning run or training. "Get dressed. We'
MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS NEXT MOVE, HER TARGET
Chapter 4Tia took a breath and recounted the conversation word for word. She'd been trained to retain information, to catch details in board meetings and negotiations. The skill served her now as she laid out Julian's plan, Marcus's involvement, the timeline.When she finished, the room was silent."The wedding is in two weeks," Father Benedetto said quietly. "That's when they'll finalize everything.""They think I'm dead or hiding," Tia said. "What happens when they realize I'm here?""War." Marco said it simply, like he was discussing the weather. "Kozlov won't tolerate interference. Julian will panic. They'll come for you and for us.""Then we move first." Dante's eyes never left Tia's face. "We need proof of the deal. Documents, recordings, something that will stand up in court and in the streets. Kozlov respects strength, but he also respects exposure. If we can threaten to reveal his operation, he'll back off.""A
MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS HARD TO TRUST
Chapter 3Morning came with sunlight cutting through the curtains and the smell of coffee.Tia opened her eyes to find a breakfast tray on the table beside her bed and a woman standing by the window. Not Dr. Marino this time. This one was younger, dark-haired, wearing jeans and a leather jacket with the confidence of someone who knew how to use the gun she probably carried."Good morning, Sleeping Beauty." The woman turned and smiled. "I'm Lucia. Dante's sister."Tia sat up slowly, her ribs protesting. "Does everyone in this house just walk into rooms uninvited?""Only when Dante tells us to." Lucia moved to the breakfast tray and poured coffee. "He said you'd be difficult. I like difficult.""How comforting.""Drink. Eat. My brother wants you downstairs in an hour." Lucia handed her the coffee. "I'm supposed to make sure you're presentable and haven't tried to escape through the window.""Would that work?"
MAFIA'S RUNAWAY HEIRESS UNDER HIS SHELTER
Chapter 2The Vitale estate sat behind iron gates and stone walls that had witnessed a century of blood and power. Tia watched through the car window as they passed armed guards who nodded at Dante without speaking. The house itself was a contradiction, old world architecture wrapped around something darker, windows glowing gold against the night like watching eyes."Welcome to my home," Dante said as the car stopped at the entrance. "Try not to bleed on the marble.""Your hospitality is overwhelming."He got out and offered his hand. She ignored it and stood on her own, though her legs trembled and pain shot through her ribs with each breath. The adrenaline had fully worn off now, leaving only exhaustion and the bone-deep realization that she'd just climbed into a cage with a predator.A woman appeared in the doorway. Older, severe, with silver hair pulled into a tight bun and the kind of posture that suggested military training.
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