In the world of the European mafia, some betrayals are paid with blood. Others, with something much worse. Adriana worked as a financial analyst when she discovered her fiancรฉ was using her banking access to launder money from human trafficking. Her silence could have saved her. Her conscience condemned her. Now she's a protected witness in a Lake Como mansion, locked in luxury that feels like a gilded tomb. Marco, her ex-fiancรฉ, has put a price on her head. Dante Calabrese, the Don who ordered her protection, must keep her alive until the trial. But within these walls of marble and velvet, the line between protector and obsession fades like smoke. Every conversation is seduction. Every touch, a dangerous promise. Every night that passes, Adriana understands that her heart could be more lethal than any hitman. When they discover that someone within the inner circle is betraying them, they must flee together toward an uncertain destination. Pursued by enemies who know their every move, they'll have to decide whether to trust each other... and if a love born from danger can survive the war consuming them. A mafia romance and erotic suspense novel where truth has a price of blood and loving whom you shouldn't can cost you your life.
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Villa Oscura had become a trap. Every second they remained there was a gift Marco might not allow them to keep.
This is the ultimate irony! The safest place turned into their prison just as the clock starts ticking. I'm dyin for Dante and Adriana to slip into those tunnels and find some adrenaline-fueled moments while escaping this nightmare.
Adriana studied the opening that gaped like a hungry mouth. She processed that they were about to descend into darkness that could be salvation or burial.
Ooh, a 'hungry mouth' entrance? I love how you're setting up this dark, primal vibe! I bet once they hit the water, things get spicy fast between them in such close quarters. ๐ฅ
Two weeks. The ultimatum resonated in his mind like a funeral bell.
Omg, the tension is suffocating! ๐ญ Can't wait to see if he breaks or finally surrenders. This possessive energy is giving me llife!
But they never revealed the location of the families they were protecting.
Dante knew that every wasted minute was a betrayal to the woman who had redefined the meaning of his name.
Darkness enveloped her like a jealous lover's embrace.
