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The knock on the door echoed like a warning.

Heavy. Deliberate. Unmistakable.

Noel's father, Carlton Laurent, looked up from his glass of brandy. He wasn’t expecting anyone. Not today. And certainly not anyone bold enough to disturb him this early in the evening.

“Who the hell…”

Before he could finish the sentence, his butler entered, pale and visibly shaken.

“Sir… there’s a man here to see you. He says… he says his name is Don Ramon De Luca.”

Carlton froze, his glass still halfway to his lips.

“…De Luca?”

The butler gave a small nod. “He insisted.”

Carlton stood slowly, his fingers tightening around the glass. “Show him in.”

When Don Ramon De Luca entered, the temperature in the room seemed to drop by ten degrees. He was tall, composed, dressed in a sharp black suit with a long overcoat, his aura cold, commanding.

Carlton had never met the man before, but he didn’t need an introduction.

This was the lion of New York’s underworld.

“Mr. Laurent,” Don Ramon said, his voice low and polis
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  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   My happiness,just like that.

    Noel lay in the hospital bed, hooked to monitors that beeped softly in the quiet room. His eyes fluttered open slowly, meeting the sterile white ceiling before shifting to the side, where Vincenzo sat, holding his hand tightly.“You scared me,” Vincenzo said, his voice low, strained. “I thought I was going to lose you.”Noel blinked slowly. “The baby?”“The baby’s fine.” Vincenzo reached out and gently brushed a strand of hair off Noel’s forehead. “So are you. But the doctor said no more stress. Not even a little.”Just then, the door opened and the doctor walked in, a clipboard in hand and a serious expression on her face.“You’re both stable, Noel,” she said kindly, “but you lost a significant amount of blood. We need to start transfusions, and we need a compatible donor. Quickly.”Noel nodded weakly. Vincenzo stood.“I’ll call everyone,” he said. “We’ll find someone.”---Within thirty minutes, the room outside Noel’s was packed with familiar faces—Aria, Francesca, Lucas, Nico, Man

  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   My husband wants to hit you

    "He did what?" Noel’s voice dropped, dangerously calm.The room went dead silent.Vincenzo’s men…three of them, all seasoned, serious, and slightly trembling now…stood at attention in the De Luca estate’s sunken lounge. The weight of what they’d just reported still hung thick in the air.Vincenzo placed a calming hand on Noel’s lower back, the curve of his six-month bump warm beneath his palm."Noel," he began softly, "just sit down a minute, let’s talk this through."Noel turned slowly, eyes gleaming with fury."He’s hitting her. He’s threatening her. And he’s a twenty-three-year-old man preying on my seventeen-year-old sister. There’s nothing to talk through."Lucas glanced at Francesca. Aria leaned forward on her knees. Manuel cracked his knuckles.Vincenzo sighed. He knew better than to argue when that look hit Noel’s face."My husband," Noel said clearly, firmly. "Come with me."It wasn’t a request.Vincenzo blinked. "Noel.."But Noel was already up, grabbing an iron bar from bes

  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   Papa's baby

    The garden was a vision of soft pinks and golds, draped in satin ribbons and balloons shaped like animals and hearts. Paper lanterns floated gently overhead, casting dappled shadows over tables covered in frosted cupcakes, candy jars, and an extravagant castle-shaped cake topped with a miniature golden crown.Mei twirled in the center of it all, her ruffled birthday dress sparkling under the sun. Her curls bounced as she ran to each guest, proudly declaring, "I’m five now! Five!" before launching herself into their arms.Lucas was the first to catch her, lifting her into the air and spinning her gently. "Five already? My goodness, you're growing faster than Nico's appetite!""Hey!" Nico exclaimed from his seat, one hand protectively resting over his stomach. "You're lucky I'm pregnant or I'd have tackled you."Everyone laughed, including Mei, who clung to Lucas's neck and whispered, "Uncle Lucas, I want a baby brother. Tell Papa."Lucas raised a brow at Noel across the lawn. "Mei has

  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   perfectly imperfect.

    “Are you sure about this?” Vincenzo asked for the fifth time that morning, glancing sideways at Noel as they approached the tall iron gates of Don Ramon’s coastal estate.Noel, belly just barely rounding under a soft-knit sweater, had one hand resting protectively over it, the other on Mei’s tiny shoulder in the back seat. “Yes. I love our daughter. I would kill for our daughter. But I swear to God, if she barges in on me one more time while I’m in the middle of climbing you like a tree, I will explode.”Vincenzo choked on a laugh.“I’m not joking,” Noel added, eyes narrowing as he pointed at Vincenzo’s chest. “You’re the one who got me like this. You don’t get to laugh.”“I didn’t hear any complaints at the time,” Vincenzo said under his breath.“Oh please, I begged for it.”“Exactly.”Mei kicked her legs cheerfully in her booster seat. “Are we going to Grandpa Ramon’s house?”“Yes, principessa,” Vincenzo replied, softening instantly. “You’re spending the whole week with him and Gran

  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   Beautiful chaos.

    “I want the mango ones. No—wait. The chili mango. And the salted caramel chips. Do they have that?” Noel asked, barely blinking as he marched down the snack aisle of the luxury department store’s gourmet section.Vincenzo trailed behind him with two shopping bags in one hand, Mei asleep in the stroller with a lollipop still clutched in her tiny fist. His husband was in rare form.Again.Noel turned sharply. “Are you listening to me?”Vincenzo blinked. “Baby, I don’t think salted caramel and chili mango go together.”“They go together in my body, Vincenzo.”He was glowing. Positively radiant. A storm of hormones and sass, with sweatpants low on his hips, one of Vincenzo’s oversized sweaters nearly swallowing his frame, and lip gloss glinting under the store lights like a dare. His bump was showing now..round, obvious, and proudly displayed. He rubbed it constantly like a badge of honor and moaned about it like it was the end of days.And Vincenzo? Absolutely ruined. A man in a full sui

  • THE MAFIA DON'S PRETTY BOY   Ecstasy.

    The lights were dim, the city humming far beyond the bedroom windows.Lucas lay with one arm curled around Nico, their bodies tucked beneath the light cotton sheets of their shared bed. Nico’s cheek was pressed to his chest, and Lucas’s fingers lazily traced idle circles on his back.The air was warm and heavy with sleep. Almost.Nico stirred, shifting slightly.“You awake?” he murmured.Lucas made a soft, sleepy grunt. “Mmhmm.”Nico smirked against his chest. “That wasn’t a real answer.”Lucas tightened his hold a little, not opening his eyes. “I’m too tired to lie. Of course I’m awake.”They laid like that for a moment longer, the kind of silence that only comes from people completely comfortable with each other.“Do you still wanna marry me?” Nico asked quietly.Lucas cracked one eye open. “What kind of question is that?”Nico shrugged against him. “I don’t know. I’ve been a mess lately. Throwing up, panicking, hormonal..”Lucas lifted his head slightly. “You’re growing a human ins

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