LOGINLuca’s heart raced with a volatile mix of panic and anger as the phone rang, the tension stretching until Marco finally answered."Luca, perfect timing," Marco said, his tone casual. "I have good news for you."But Luca could barely contain his rage, his voice cutting through the line. "How dare you touch the child?"There was a heavy pause on the other end before Marco’s voice returned, laced with annoyance. "Why are you so riled up over a kid?"Luca pinched the bridge of his nose, a cold sweat breaking out. Fuck. He still needed to play along. He couldn't let Marco know his true loyalty yet."Look, Marco," Luca said, forcing his voice down into a steady, reasoning tone. "We don't use children in our line of work. Let him go, and we will find another way to bring the Don down. We’re men enough to face our enemies without hiding behind women and kids."A filthy, mocking laugh erupted from the other side of the line before Marco snorted. "Luca, you're still living by those stupid rules
"Rosie?" Luciano demanded, a flash of panic breaking through his eyes as his jaw twitched. There was no answer. She had completely blacked out. A dark, lethal rage washed over him. "Motherfucker," he growled into the empty room. "Tonio, you're dead." He ripped open his desk drawer, jammed his weapon into his holster, and immediately dialed the school. He didn't raise his voice, but the lethal edge in his tone made the men in his office instantly freeze. "Renzo’s been taken. Tonio turned," Luciano said to his men, his voice dropping to a terrifying whisper. "Lock down the city. Move." Kane, standing outside the office door, caught the urgency and snapped to attention, his voice laced with sudden panic. "Boss?" "Go to Renzo’s school," Luciano ordered sharply. "My wife is there. She might be unconscious." Kane scrambled out the door. The school line connected just as he left. Luciano spoke directly to the administration, his tone leaving no room for argument as he ordered the staff
Panic seized her. She screamed Renzo's name, scrambling to run to him, but her other bodyguard was already moving. He lunged forward, grabbing her arm and hauling her back behind him to use his own body as a shield. He drew his weapon, firing blindly in the direction of the threat to force the shooter back.Rosa's heart hammered violently against her ribs as she tried to see through the terrifying chaos. Then, her eyes locked onto a familiar face rushing toward them.It was Tonio.A desperate wave of relief broke through her terror—Luciano must have sent him."Tonio!" Rosa’s voice sliced through the noise. Tonio didn't flinch. He offered a single, flat nod, his face entirely empty of emotion, and lunged toward Renzo. He scooped the four-year-old up in one swift movement, but what he did next made the blood run cold in Rosa's veins.Without hesitation, Tonio drew his weapon and fired. The other bodyguard collapsed instantly, dead before he hit the pavement.A dark SUV screeched to a ha
Lucy’s mouth fell open, and she immediately went on the defensive. “Okay, that is completely unfair, Rosa. I never teased you when you were literally wincing the morning after a night with your husband.”Rosa grinned, her eyes twinkling with mischief. “Yeah, but I can, and I will.”“You are terrible,” Lucy pouted, which only made Rosa laugh harder.“Come on, give me some details about last night,” Rosa pressed, leaning in to tease her best friend even more.“Rosa, stop!” Lucy groaned, her face burning as the memories rushed back. She remembered exactly how Luca had taken her—and honestly, how much she had loved every single second of him wrecking her. The feeling was completely intoxicating. He had wanted her with zero inhibitions, no rules, and absolutely no limits. Just her body and him entirely taking control.“Oh my god, you are blushing so hard right now,” Rosa chuckled. She gave Lucy a knowing look and added, “Look, just take a half-day off and go back to your man. Clearly, he’s
Reid spun around, his boots scraping sharply against the concrete floor. The shock on his face was raw, stripping away all of his quiet, guarded composure. He stepped back toward the glass barrier, his voice shaking.“Is it mine?”Laura looked directly at him through the barrier and nodded slowly.Reid tilted his head back against the harsh fluorescent lights, letting out a heavy, defeated exhale. He raked an anxious hand through his hair, his fingers gripping the dark strands as the immensity of what she had just said crashed down on him. He stepped closer to the metal slot, pressing his palm flat against the wire grille in pure desperation. Laura stared at his hand for a fraction of a second before pressing hers against the opposite side. Her slim fingers slid past the narrow gaps of the mesh, straining to interlace with his as much as the barrier allowed.“Wait for me. I’ll find a way to get you out of here,” he assured her, his voice tight.“How, Reid? There is no other way than—”
Laura walked into the visiting room, her eyes instantly landing on the figure waiting on the other side of the glass partition. The man was dressed entirely in black joggers and a heavy black hoodie, his face concealed behind a black mask.She frowned in confusion, but the height and the broad set of his shoulders were unmistakable.“Reid?” she called out, her voice laced with uncertainty.The man reached up, pulling the mask down around his neck, though he kept the hood drawn low to shadow his face.“Laura,” he murmured, his voice rough and quiet as he leaned to the metal slot. Laura let out a dry, humorless laugh. “Finally decided to show your face?” she mocked, leaning toward the glass. “I figured you’d stay in hiding forever.”Reid exhaled a heavy breath, his eyes darting toward the guard at the door before snapping back to her. “You know how hot the streets are right now. Coming here was a massive risk. Every family in the city wants my head on a spike.”Laura pressed closer to t
Just as Luciano turned the corner, Rosa arrived at the other end of the hall. She saw his retreating back, but at that exact moment, Luciano turned around. Rosa froze.Pure, cold fear gripped her. She instinctively ducked against the wall, hiding behind a thick marble pillar. Luciano’s eyes swept th
Early that morning, Luciano’s grandmother’s condition suddenly took a turn for the worse. She began struggling to breathe and was rushed to the hospital immediately. As soon as Luciano received the news, he raced there.His grandfather was already by his wife's side, but the moment Luciano entered
Luciano had been furious with Rosa for lying to him. He had avoided going to see her because he knew he wouldn’t be able to control the monsters inside him—and he might end up hurting her.But that morning, when he heard she was going to Prose and Stanza, his anger turned into worry. He didn’t know
One hour earlier…Luciano was sitting in his car, with Luca driving them toward his office, when his phone rang. It was the man he had assigned to follow and guard Rosa.From the bodyguard, he learned that Rosa was on her way to her father’s publishing house. The news immediately put him on edge.“







