MasukShe ran from her abusive father straight into the mansion of Italy’s most dangerous man. One drugged night changed everything. Now she’s carrying his child… and he thinks she planned it. Forced into marriage with a cold, ruthless mafia boss, Maya must survive jealous rivals, a vengeful father, and a war between crime lords .... all while trapped in a love that could destroy them both.
Lihat lebih banyakThe door had barely stopped echoing when Lucien’s absence settled into the room like a weight.Maya didn’t move.Her fingers remained locked around the edge of the desk, knuckles pale, breath uneven as it struggled to find rhythm again. The silence pressed in, thicker now, heavier than before—no longer fragile, but suffocating.Too close.The words repeated in her mind like a warning bell she couldn’t silence.Too close.She forced herself to straighten, slowly releasing the desk as if letting go too quickly might shatter whatever composure she had left. Her heart was still racing, every beat loud and insistent, echoing the realization she could no longer avoid.Lucien was no longer just suspicious.He was watching.Closely.Carefully.And next time, he wouldn’t be interrupted.Maya swallowed, her throat dry. She needed to think. Needed to steady herself before fear took over
The echo of her laughter did not belong in Lucien Moretti’s office.It lingered anyway.For a moment longer than it should have, the sound clung to the polished wood, the glass, the quiet hum of power that usually defined the room. Maya felt it as keenly as he did—the way it disrupted something carefully controlled, something rigid.Her fingers hovered over the tray before settling against its edge.She shouldn’t have laughed.Not like that. Not here.Slowly, she lifted her gaze.Lucien was watching her.Not with the cold detachment she had grown used to, not with the sharp, cutting scrutiny that made her feel like a problem to be solved. This was different. Still intense. Still unreadable. But there was a pause in it now—as if he had not yet decided what to make of her.The silence stretched between them.Maya shifted slightly, the small movement sounding louder than it should in the stillness
The mansion was unusually still that evening, the kind of silence that wrapped itself around the walls and pressed in on anyone moving through it. Lucien’s office hummed with the quiet energy of work left unattended — a stack of reports, a glowing computer screen, and the lingering heat of the sun filtering through the tall windows.Maya had been moving through the corridors, her steps soft but purposeful, carrying a small tray of tea she had prepared herself. The scent of chamomile and lemon was subtle, but it reached Lucien even before she entered the room. He had been buried in a spreadsheet, numbers swimming under his eyes, but he paused, glancing up at the sound.She stepped inside, careful, offering the tray with a tentative smile.“Tea,” she said quietly, voice almost swallowed by the quiet. “I thought you might need a—”“You thought correctly,” Lucien interrupted, voice clipped but not unkind. He gestured toward the table beside him. “Plac
As Maya placed the small basket of groceries on the counter, careful not to let the clatter betray the tension coiled tight in her chest. Her mind kept replaying the memory she had tried to bury: Georgia, the deliberate tilt of her hand, the vial slipping into Lucien’s drink that night at the party. The plan had been flawless — until Maya had intervened.Maya had thought it would end there, in a blur of dizzy confusion and stolen moments. But she had carried Lucien to his room, had steadied him when the drug’s effects took hold, and in doing so, she had disrupted Georgia’s carefully crafted scheme. And now… now Lucien was married to her, unaware of just how narrowly he had been ensnared, and carrying a child that was the living proof of that night.She moved through the kitchen, hands still trembling slightly. The memories weren’t just unpleasant; they were a warning. Georgia was not done. She never would be. And this time, the stakes were higher. It wasn’t just L
The city was alive with noise, the kind of restless energy that made Maya feel small and exposed. Cars honked impatiently, shop doors swung open to reveal bright displays, and the chatter of pedestrians carried through the morning air. She pulled her coat tighter around her, tucking her scarf up
The office should have steadied him.It always had.Lucien had carved this room into a sanctuary of power, polished wood gleaming beneath low lights, steel fixtures gleaming cold against the shadows, monitors casting their faint glow across shelves lined with dossiers. Each fil
The Russo club was not the kind of place a man entered lightly.It wasn’t on any map, didn’t need a sign above its iron doors. If you knew it existed, you already knew you weren’t welcome. The building sat on a narrow side street, anonymous to the world, but to those who mattered, it was
The estate was quiet that morning, hushed in the way grand houses sometimes were, as though the walls themselves held their breath. Servants moved silently down corridors, their eyes cast low, the air heavy with something unspoken after the events of the past days.Maya lingered in Lucie












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