Se connecterIsabella De Luca enters the ruthless Romano mafia empire with a single, devastating mission: tear it down from the inside out. Armed with lethal secrets and trained to be the ultimate chameleon, she positions herself as the perfect candidate for the mafia king’s bride. She is everything he could want—beautiful, bold, and completely, dangerously fake. But Matteo Romano is no ordinary heir. He is a master tactician—cunning, merciless, and possessor of a magnetic gravity that pulls Isabella entirely out of her orbit. The deeper she sinks into his dark world, the more the lines blur. Soon, she can no longer tell where her calculated deception ends and a terrifying, consuming desire begins. When a buried truth resurfaces and a forbidden pregnancy changes the stakes forever, the ultimate betrayal collides with bloodlines. Torn between a lifelong vow of revenge and the enemy she has come to love, Isabella must play her final card. And a king, pushed to his absolute limits, must choose between the empire he bled to inherit… and the one woman who was never supposed to matter. In the Romano empire, loyalty is the only currency. And trust? It's the deadliest weapon of all.
Voir plusEpilogueThree weeks had passed since that night on the rooftop. Three weeks since Carla was arrested and my world turned upside down—or perhaps, right side up.I stood in front of the bedroom mirror, running my hand over my swollen belly. Eight months pregnant now. The baby had grown so much that simple tasks like tying my shoes had become impossible without help."You're getting huge." Gabi appeared in the doorway, grinning. "In a good way, obviously.""Obviously." I turned sideways, examining my profile. "I look like I've swallowed a watermelon.""A cute watermelon." She came in and sat on the edge of the bed. "Are you nervous? About the birth?""Terrified." I sat beside her. "But also excited. Does that make sense?""Completely." Gabi leaned her head on my shoulder. "I'm glad I'm here for this. That you're letting me be here.""Where else would you be?" I squeezed her hand. "You're my sister. This is your home now."It had taken some convincing to get Gabi to move into the estate
Matteo POV We tumbled backwards, away from the edge. Carla's gun went off, the bullet whizzing harmlessly into the night sky.I held tight to Isabella, using my body to shield hers whilst Sophia and Dante moved in to disarm Carla. The gun clattered across the rooftop as they forced her to the ground."Leave her." Isabella's voice was muffled against my chest. "Let me finish this. Let me end her once and for all.""No." I held her tighter. "You don't have to be that person. You don't have to become the evil they once painted us to be.""But she deserves—""Yes. She deserves justice not revenge." I pulled back enough to look at her face. "You're better than this. Better than her."Isabella broke down completely then. Tears streamed down her face as she buried herself against my shoulder, her body shaking with sobs."I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for everything. For lying to you. For putting you in danger. For—""Stop." I stroked her hair gently. "We'll deal with all of that later. Right now
Isabella's POV I tried to duck behind a table, but Valentina was too fast. The knife was already coming down, aimed at my chest.A gunshot echoed through the stairwell.Valentina jerked sideways, the knife clattering from her hand. She collapsed, clutching her leg where blood was already spreading across her dress.I spun around to find Gabi standing there, a gun in her trembling hands. Her face was pale, her eyes wide with shock."I shot her." The words came out barely above a whisper. "I actually shot her.""Gabi—" I started to move towards her."I didn't mean—I just saw her coming at you and I grabbed the gun from that guard downstairs and—" She was shaking so badly she could barely hold the weapon.Sophia appeared, gently taking the gun from Gabi's hands. "You did what you had to do. She'll live. You aimed for the leg.""But I shot someone." Gabi's voice cracked. "I've never—I can't—""We'll deal with this later." I grabbed her shoulders. "Right now I need you to stay here with S
Isabella's POV "This is too dangerous." I grabbed Gabi's arm. "You shouldn't be here. You should be somewhere safe—""There is nowhere safe anymore." Sophia interrupted, her tone grim. "Carla compromised the safe house. She knows about most of my locations. Keeping Gabi with us, where we can see her, is actually the safest option right now.""She's my sister. She's not trained for this—""Neither are you." Sophia's gaze was pointed. "But you're here anyway. Because Matteo matters to you. Well, you matter to Gabi. So she's coming."I looked at my sister, who nodded firmly. "I'm not leaving you. Not again."There was no time to argue. Sophia was already moving towards the compound, Dante's crew flanking her."The party is our cover." Sophia explained as we followed. "Carla's hosting some kind of exclusive event. Wealthy criminals, corrupt politicians. The kind of people who don't ask questions.""How do you know this?""Because I've been tracking her movements for weeks. Ever since Mat
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