FAZER LOGIN“Walk out of this room tonight without signing those papers, and your brother’s body will be floating near the Palermo docks before sunrise.” Sophia Rossi returned to Sicily for answers about her dead parents, not knowing her arrival would drag her straight into the dangerous world her father spent years trying to protect her from. One public slap was all it took to put her in Luca De Luca’s path. Cold, feared, and next in line to lead one of the most powerful mafia families in Palermo, Luca becomes the last man Sophia ever wanted tied to her life. But when a dark secret from the past resurfaces, Sophia is forced into a marriage neither of them wants while enemies begin circling from every direction. Now trapped inside the De Luca empire filled with blood, lies, betrayals, and deadly family secrets, Sophia realizes the biggest danger in Sicily may not be Luca himself… but the people standing closest to him. Because somebody is secretly turning both families against each other. And if the truth comes out, it won’t just destroy their marriage. It will start a war.
Ver maisChapter 6Sophia POV"They're inside the church."These words hung in the air like a death sentence, and for one second nobody moved, and then everything happened at once.Another gunshot went off outside, and panic spread through the church fast, guests screaming as they ran from the pews, chairs crashing to the floor, someone knocking over a candle stand near the altar so melted wax splashed across the stone tiles, and the beautiful wedding ceremony that had started less than an hour ago had turned into complete chaos.My heart almost stopped, and before I could react, Luca grabbed my arm and pulled me down beside him so hard my shoulder hit the floor, and I glared at him."What are you doing?" I snapped."Trying to keep you alive," he said quickly.Another gunshot echoed through the church, and the stained-glass window behind us shattered, pieces of colored glass raining across the floor while several people screamed and a woman fainted near the front row, children crying while the
Sophia POVI barely slept, because every time I closed my eyes I saw the guard collapsing onto the floor again, Gilbert calmly lowering the gun like taking a life meant absolutely nothing to him, and somehow those were now the people forcing me into marriage.The sound of footsteps outside my door kept me awake for most of the night, guards, always guards, even the windows locked from outside, and at some point around dawn I finally stopped trying to escape, because deep down I already understood there was nowhere to run from people like the De Lucas.A soft knock interrupted my thoughts before the bedroom door opened slowly, and Vincent walked in carrying a tray of breakfast, like this was some normal morning instead of the beginning of my nightmare."Good morning," he said calmly.I stared at him in disbelief. "Are you serious right now?"He placed the tray down carefully. "You should eat something.""I'd rather die.""That can probably be arranged," he replied smoothly, sitting dow
Sophia POVThe second I stepped out of Rosa's house, one of the men opened the back door of the black car waiting outside."Get in."His voice was calm, but the gun resting against his side made it clear that refusing wasn't really an option.Matteo stepped in front of me immediately. "She's not going anywhere with you people."Before things could escalate, Vincent walked forward calmly, and unlike the others he didn't look aggressive or impatient, he looked controlled, an expensive suit and a calm expression, the type of man who could probably convince someone to walk into danger willingly."Nobody is here to hurt your sister," he said smoothly.Matteo laughed angrily. "Right. Because showing up with armed men at midnight looks very friendly."Vincent ignored the comment completely and looked at me instead. "Mr. De Luca simply wants a conversation.""I don't," I replied immediately.For the first time since arriving, Luca finally spoke from beside the car. "That wasn't a request," an
Luca POV"You want me to marry her?"Gilbert didn't even look up from the glass of whiskey in his hand. "I wasn't asking."I stared at him for a few seconds before laughing quietly in disbelief, and the slap from earlier still burned against my face, but honestly, that wasn't even the part annoying me anymore."She embarrassed me in front of half the city.""And?""And you expect me to reward that with a wedding?"Gilbert finally looked at me then. "Careful, Luca," and the warning in his voice was enough to make the room tense immediately, while Vincent stood near the window in silence, rain hitting the glass behind him, looking calm as usual, though I already knew he was paying attention to every word being said inside the room.I leaned back in my chair slowly. "Give me one good reason why marrying her would benefit this family."Gilbert's expression darkened slightly. "Because Sophia Rossi is more important than you realize," and that caught my attention immediately."She's Adrian


















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