Chapter 10: The Lion’s Den
Dante stepped out first, then turned back to offer me his hand. I took it, letting him help me from […]
He broke her heart and didn’t know he left her pregnant. Years later, fate traps them in a fake engagement to protect their son—and each other.
A passionate, high-stakes romance of betrayal, family, and love reborn in the shadows of the mafia.
Dante stepped out first, then turned back to offer me his hand. I took it, letting him help me from […]
I woke to chaos. Staff rushing through the hallways. Voices echoing from downstairs. The unmistakable energy of controlled panic. I
That evening, after Lucia was asleep and the house had settled into quiet, I found myself wandering the halls. Restless.
I woke to sunlight streaming through unfamiliar windows and a moment of pure panic before I remembered where I was.
“What does he want?” I asked Elias. “If this is about power, what’s his endgame?” Elias looked at Dante. “Should
The flight to New York was tense and silent. Jade sat in one of the leather seats, an ice pack
The plane touched down in Portland at 4:47 AM. Lucia was still asleep, curled up in the bedroom with her
The private plane was exactly what I expected from Dante Marchetti. Sleek leather seats. Polished wood accents. A bedroom in
I stayed in Lucia’s room longer than necessary. Singing her back to sleep, stroking her dark curls, memorizing the peaceful
The text message arrived at 2:47 AM, three words that shattered the life I’d spent three years building: I found