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All Chapters of The Don's Forbidden Desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1MAYAI cracked my neck slowly and stared at the final line of code glowing on my screen like it was the gates of heaven.Done.Finally… done!A tired laugh slipped out of me as I pushed my oversized glasses up my nose. My reflection stared back from the darkened monitor.My pale face dusted with freckles, huge green eyes that people always said looked “too deep for comfort,” messy black hair with the stupid red streaks I’d impulsively dyed last month because sleep deprivation makes you bold and slightly insane.Or maybe I was always slightly insane.Three months.Three months of barely eating and sleeping, surviving on caffeine, stubbornness and Luca’s late-night voice notes telling me I was his genius girl.And now…I had created ATHENA-X.An adaptive mafia intelligence architecture capable of predicting financial shifts, tracking rival movements, securing encrypted communication networks and automating strategic defense patterns. In simple terms, it was a digital war godd

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 2MAYAMy chest felt tight as I rushed to my car, and the moment I slammed the door shut, the tears came harder, hot and uncontrollable, blurring my vision as I started the engine and drove out without even thinking straight. The road ahead looked shaky, almost unreal, and I had to blink again and again just to see, but it didn’t stop the images in my head, Luca tied to that bed, his face twisted in pleasure, and Lucy… my own sister… on top of him like she owned him.Four years.Four whole years.I let out a broken laugh, gripping the steering wheel tighter as my knuckles turned white, because it sounded like a joke now, like I had written some stupid tragic script for myself and then decided to live inside it. Four years of hiding, waiting, believing every stupid promise he made, and for what? So I could walk in on him screwing my sister on his birthday like some sick surprise gift.“God, I’m so stupid…” I muttered, my voice shaking as more tears rolled down.I had given hi

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 3MAYAI stayed on my knees, but my back was straight and my chin lifted as I looked directly at Lorenzo Rossi, not even trying to hide the fact that I wasn’t scared of him. Fear in a place like this was a weakness, and weakness got you crushed faster than anything, so if they expected me to shake and beg, they were already wasting their time.“So…” I said slowly, my voice calm even though everything inside me felt raw, “What crime could a ghost like me possibly commit in the mighty Rossi empire?” I asked, tilting my head a little. “Or maybe you grabbed the wrong girl. I’m the invisible nerd who codes shit in the corner, remember? The one nobody notices unless the Wi-Fi breaks.”For a brief second, just one second, I saw it as surprise flicker across Lorenzo’s face.Then it was gone.He leaned back slightly and sighed like I was a troublesome child. “Why did you injure your sister so badly?”I blinked.Then I turned my head slowly to look at Lucy.The bandage on her face, th

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 4:MAYA “Speak up, Maya. The whole family is waiting.” Lorenzo’s voice snapped me out of my shocked silence. I looked at Michael and Carl standing there like this was some kind of game. An empty, broken chuckle slipped out of me.“I… choose them?” I asked, my voice small at first, then rising with disbelief. “You really expect me to pick one of your sons like I’m choosing a dress?”Lorenzo gave me that dark, heavy look that was supposed to scare people into submission. I just sighed, tired and shaking inside. These two were bad news. Michael was a pathetic playboy who chased anything in a skirt, and Carl… everyone knew he loved men more than he would ever love a wife. Neither of them wanted this any more than I did, but Lorenzo didn’t care.Michael stood there like this was all some kind of entertainment, relaxed, and almost amused while Carl stood beside him quiet and unreadable, like none of this even concerned him, which made sense because everyone knew he didn’t even li

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 5:MAYA I stared blankly at the ceiling of the cell. The gray concrete felt like it was closing in on me coldly I had woken up hours earlier and began calling for help, my throat raw from screaming until my voice cracked and disappeared. No one came. Not a guard, my mother or even a sound from outside. Only the twins had shown up much later. They had bribed the guards with everything they could scrape together and slipped inside. When i saw them, we huddled on the dirty floor, arms wrapped tight around each other, and cried for Rosa until our bodies shook and our eyes burned dry. The pain in my chest burned hotter than anything I had ever felt. Anger mixed with it until I felt helpless and completely trapped.They had left with a promise to be back and few hours later when they came second time, they had swallowed their own grief.Their faces were still puffy from crying, but their voices stayed steady. We planned my escape before the wedding could happen. I told them I w

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 6: Behind the MaskMAYAThey dressed me like a bride while I sat there feeling like a corpse.Three of the best designers money could buy moved around me with needles between their lips and measuring tapes hanging from their necks, adjusting the dark emerald gown until it hugged every curve they apparently believed needed displaying. One woman worked on my hair while another fixed tiny diamonds around my neck, and a third kept muttering about how pale I looked, as though makeup could hide the fact that I had watched the only woman who truly loved me get murderedThe wedding preparations had been rushed so badly that the entire estate had barely slept, and had it not been for some ancient mafia tradition demanding a grand celebration before a Rossi marriage, Lorenzo would probably have dragged me straight to the altar the morning after locking me in that cell. He did not care whether I grieved, agreed, or could even stand without shaking. He only cared that I remained useful,

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 7MAYA. I removed my glass, placed the mask over my face and secured the ribbons behind my head, then walked toward the bathroom with measured steps. The guards could see the bedroom through the camera feed, but the private bathroom had no camera inside because even mafia families occasionally pretended to respect dignity.I shut the door, locked it, and immediately turned toward the ceiling.One of the marble panels above the bathtub shifted slightly before Mara’s frightened face appeared through the opening. She carefully lowered herself from the hidden maintenance compartment, gripping the edges until her feet reached the top of the bathtub, and then she jumped down quietly.For one breath, neither of us spoke.Mara had copied the red streaks in my hair using temporary dye, and her face had been shaped with makeup to resemble mine from a distance. We were not identical, but our height and figures were close enough, while the gown, lace mask, and heavy lighting downstairs w

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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Chapter 8: The Man I Remembered Wrong Maya’s povI stayed on my knees because standing felt impossible right now.The rug burned through the fishnets. Ace’s hand stayed knotted in the wig patiently in the way a man is patient when he already knows he will be obeyed. He looked down at me like I was late for something he had paid for in advance and I could literally see he was losing his cool“I don’t repeat myself,” he said, his voice lower and rougher than the voice I remembered. “Take it out. Or get out.”My mouth opened and for one stupid second the truth sat on my tongue. I wanted to tell him that Ace, it’s Maya. You used to let me fall asleep in your study when Miranda forgot I existed... but then the memory from the past crashed in and crushed that thought Miranda had nearly gutted his empire. She had walked out of his bed and into Lorenzo’s and smiled while she did it. If I ripped this mask off inside Rossi walls and said I was her daughter, he might remember the quiet girl o

Last Updated : 2026-10-23

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Chapter 9: Almost...Maya's POVFor a moment, I just stood there staring at Ace, wondering if I'd heard him correctly. He wanted me to come with him? As in, walk out of this horrible mansion, past Lorenzo's guards, and leave without having to hide inside some entertainer's bus? Oh, thank God. I almost laughed, but then I remembered one very important problem. The Rossis had registered every performer entering the estate tonight, and if one disappeared without explanation, somebody might start asking questions"There's something you should know," I said, trying to hold my ruined neckline together without looking too ridiculous. "I'm registered as one of the entertainers tonight. They have our names and assignments, so if I suddenly disappear, the supervisor might report it."Ace glanced at my dress, then at my face. Whatever he thought of my explanation, he clearly wasn't interested in discussing it. "Get dressed. You have two minutes." He stepped into the corridor, already speaking t

Last Updated : 2026-10-24

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Chapter 10: The Woman Ace Morello TookMaya's POVI tried my best not to shake, but the moment I heard those heels clicking against the driveway, my body decided it had other plans. I knew that sound. Miranda had a particular way of walking when she was angry, each step would be sharp like the ground had personally offended her. I kept my head lowered, praying she would walk straight past me, but when I risked a small glance, I saw Matteo and Lorenzo following behind her.Oh, wonderful. The whole committee had arrived.Of all the people who could have interrupted my escape, it had to be the woman who had spent twenty-two years studying my face just to find something wrong with it. Miranda could recognize me from the way I stood, the way I scratched my nose, or even the stupid little habit I had of biting my lips when nervous. And here I was, standing beside her ex-husband in a cheap wig and a dress he'd practically destroyed.I wanted to disappear.Ace, on the other hand, looked like

Last Updated : 2026-10-25

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