تسجيل الدخولI was meant to study law. Instead, the law sold me. My father’s debts sold me into a contract marriage with Dante Moretti, the heir to a mafia empire who hides behind a billion-dollar legal empire. To the world, he’s the polished, untouchable CEO. Behind closed doors, he’s ruthless, demanding, and dangerously irresistible. I swore I’d outsmart him that I’d serve my time and win my freedom. But every kiss feels like a trap, every touch like a dare, and every secret I uncover pulls me deeper into his world. And the longer I stay, the harder it is to remember: Am I his prisoner… or his bride?
عرض المزيدThe world had been buzzing about it for days. #MorettiOpenHouse. #12HoursInsideCoronaNera. #MeetTheDynasty. Headlines and hashtags flooded every feed, reporters posted countdowns, influencers argued over who had been invited. The Morettis had never opened their doors before, and the promise of twelve full hours inside the most secretive dynasty in Italy had people restless with curiosity.The morning of the excursion, black cars ferried the chosen ones through the long, winding road that led to the Moretti estate. The mansion rose at the end like a vision… stone walls glowing pale in the sunlight, balconies dripping with vines, guards standing sharp in dark suits. The gates opened slowly and deliberately, as though even the air inside was too valuable to be rushed.Inside, Rose walked with the family. She wasn’t a maid today. Vittorio had insisted every member of the house look the part of nobility, and Bianca had been too busy shining
The long oak table stretched heavy with smoke and silence. Vittorio sat at the head, his presence enough to keep half the room tight-lipped. Bellini leaned close at his right, the capos spread along both sides. Dante and Luca took their places opposite each other.“The Mancinis spit in our faces,” one capo growled, slamming his palm flat against the wood. “To call the police on us? To invite cameras to our gates? They don’t deserve to breathe.”“They’re nothing but rats in a gutter,” another cut in. “We should crush them before they scurry again.”Luca leaned forward, eyes gleaming. “Then let’s do it. Tonight. I’ll take men and burn them out of their holes.”Murmurs of approval rippled down the table. Vittorio said nothing, his gaze heavy, letting them vent.Bellini finally spoke, smooth and measured. “And when the police see the Mancinis dead within the week? What then? You think they won’t connect the dots? They will sit on ou
The weeks dragged by like a sentence.Rose woke each morning in the narrow bed of her servant’s room, stripped of the wing that once held her laughter. The walls pressed in. She went about her chores silently, swallowing every humiliation Bianca threw at her. Nights were worse… she couldn't sleep, her eyes would be wet with tears as she tried to muffle her pillow. She told herself the grief would dull. It didn’t. Dante was unraveling too. He kept his distance. His shoulders no longer carried their old strength; his eyes were rimmed in red, his glass too often filled with wine. He shut himself away when he could, and when he did appear, the silence clung to him like a second skin. He looked at no one, especially not Rose.Then the news came. Bianca’s pregnancy.The announcement was made at the long family table, Vittorio himself lifting a glass in pride. Cheers erupted. The Riccis had their heir. The Morettis glowed in triumph.
Dante dragged a hand down his face, forcing back the roar building in his chest. He shouldn’t have let her see him like this. He shouldn’t have let her walk out looking like that… like she was already mourning something that had been stolen from her. From them.A rustle of silk snapped him back. Bianca stepped out from behind the screen, smiling as though she hadn’t noticed the storm he was drowning in. Her white nightgown clung to her curves, the candlelight kissing the edges of her skin. She moved with confidence, the kind born not of innocence but of calculation.“My husband,” she whispered, stretching the word like a victory she had earned.Dante stiffened. “Sleep, Bianca. We are not consuming anything.”She tilted her head, her smile unfaltering. “You think I prepared myself for years to be here… to be your wife… only for you to toss me aside like some servant?”“You knew what this was,” he said, his voice rough. “This unio
Rose sat stiffly before the mirror as the servants powdered her cheeks, lined her eyes, and pinned her hair back in a sleek twist that made her look older and untouchable.When they slipped the deep emerald dress over her, catching against her pale skin, she was almost startled at the re
The lock snapped shut behind him. The corridor fell quiet, broken only by the steady tap of his shoes on the marble floor. He did not look back. Rose’s defiance still echoed in his ears. You won’t break me. Foolish girl. Everyone broke. It was only a matter of time. He reached the end of the cor
It was lunch period and Rose was summoned to the dining room lit by a chandelier whose glow fell harshly on polished wood and silver cutlery. The table could have seated thirty, but tonight only a handful of men occupied it. Their dark suits made the room feel heavier, colder.Rose’s steps echoed
Rose stood by the window, staring out at the sprawling gardens beneath the mansion. The view from her wing was breathtaking…green fields rolling into the hills, and the sky slowly darkening as the evening approached. But none of it reached her. Not really.The room was beautiful. It was hard to den












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