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ALICIA My fingers trembled slightly as I scrolled through my contacts, carefully selecting a number I knew by heart but dared not save. The message was brief, to the point:"She'll be out tomorrow. Handle it."I stared at the words for a moment, my heart thudding in my chest. Then, with a deep breath, I hit send. The confirmation appeared instantly. No reply, no questions. They knew what needed to be done.I set my phone down, feeling a rush of satisfaction. This was necessary. She was in the way. Once she was gone, everything would fall into place. No guilt. Just relief. Soon, it would all be over.______________ISADORA The next day felt like a breath of fresh air. Meeting up with Laura brought a sense of normalcy I hadn't felt in weeks. When we hugged, I clung to her a little longer than usual, needing that comfort. The sun was warm, and the city bustled around us. For a brief moment, I felt free.Our shopping trip was lighthearted, filled with laughter and playful arguments over
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LUCA The SUV sliced through the city streets, tinted windows shielding us from curious eyes. My jaw was tight, my fists clenched so hard the leather of my gloves creaked. The adrenaline still coursed through my veins, but beneath it was something sharper—rage. Another attempt. The third in less than two months. And this time, they had come too close. Too close to Isadora. I shifted my gaze to her. She sat rigid beside Laura, her face pale, eyes wide but sharp. She was scared, but she was holding it together. That strength of hers was one of the reasons I had fallen so goddamn hard. But it didn’t mean she wasn’t vulnerable. I had nearly lost her today. The thought made my stomach twist, my grip tightening involuntarily. If that bastard’s aim had been just a little sharper… No. I wouldn’t let my mind go there. I had known something was coming. I had seen Alicia's text through the hidden camera we installed in her room. Her phone screen had lit up, and the message was
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LUCA I stood at the edge of the estate grounds, the cool night air doing little to temper the fire raging inside me. I lit a cigarette with a steady hand, taking a long drag before dialing Rafael."Find them," I said, voice low and lethal. "Every single one of those bastards. I want names, locations. They don’t sleep until I say so."Rafael’s response was immediate. “Understood. I’ve got the men moving. We’ll hunt them down.”I ended the call and turned toward the basement. I descended the steps slowly, the echo of my footsteps bouncing off the cold concrete walls. Alicia was tied to a chair in the center of the room, wrists bound, mouth gagged. Her eyes snapped up at my entrance—defiant, but there was fear beneath it.I ripped the gag from her mouth. She coughed, lips curling into a smirk. “What now? Going to scare me into talking? You don’t have it in you to hit a woman, Luca. That’s not your style.”I tilted my head, gaze cold. “You’re right. I won’t lay a hand on you.”I stepped
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ISADORAI woke up to the faint murmur of voices outside the guest room door, the soft shuffle of footsteps in the hallway. Laura was still sleeping beside me, her breathing steady, but my heart was racing before I was even fully conscious.The tension in this house was suffocating.Luca hadn’t been to see me since last night. That alone made my chest tighten with worry. He always checked on me. Always.I slid out of bed carefully, not waking Laura, and padded to the window. The sun was up, casting a dull light over the estate grounds, but the guards below were alert, more than usual.Something had happened.I knew better than to ask.But I couldn’t stay in this room, trapped with my own thoughts.Slipping on a sweater, I quietly left the room and made my way through the halls. The house was too still, like it was holding its breath. My skin prickled with unease.I found Luca in his office, door slightly ajar. He was standing by the window, phone to his ear, jaw tight. His back was to
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ALICIAPain was a constant companion now—radiating from every limb, settling deep into my bones—but it was the least of my concerns. What hurt more was Matteo. Seeing him dragged in, blindfolded, vulnerable. That nearly shattered me. Nearly.I had given them a name, but not the name.Valentino Costa was powerful, yes. Dangerous. But he wasn’t the one who saved me. He wasn’t the ghost in the shadows pulling the strings. The real puppet master was someone far worse. Someone whose name I couldn’t afford to speak—not even under the blade of Bianca’s knife.Because if I whispered his name… it wouldn’t just be me who died.Matteo. My father. Everyone I ever cared about—they’d all be slaughtered before sundown. That was his way. His signature.The man who saved me—he didn’t deal in threats. He dealt in certainties.I shifted in the chair, the ropes cutting into my wrists. My mouth was dry, throat raw from screaming. But I clung to one thing—I had bought us time. Luca thought he had the truth
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ISADORAThe weight of the night clung to my skin, a suffocating reminder of what I had witnessed. The quiet brutality of Luca, the way Alicia’s resolve had cracked, the unspoken tension thick enough to strangle.I had chosen to stay. To see the truth of the man I was bound to. And now, I couldn’t look away.Upstairs, the air was just as heavy. Rafael had given me a lingering glance before leaving me alone, as if assessing whether I would run. But where would I go?I stood by the window, my fingers gripping the sill.Footsteps behind me. Luca.His presence was unmistakable—the air shifted, charged with something dark, possessive. He didn’t speak at first, just closed the distance until I could feel the heat of him at my back.“You shouldn’t have seen that,” he murmured.I turned, meeting his gaze. “But I did.”His jaw tightened. “And?”I exhaled slowly. “I’m still here.”Something flickered in his eyes—something primal, dangerous. His hand reached up, fingers trailing along my jaw. “Yo
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LUCAThe scent of smoke clung to the night air, thick with the promise of destruction.We moved like shadows through the warehouse district, Rafael at my side, Bianca a few steps behind. Costa’s men thought they were untouchable—hidden behind steel doors and security. But they had no idea what was coming for them.Marcello Fiori had been a loose end. Now he was gone. And that meant Costa had something to hide.Rafael nodded toward the entrance, where two guards stood smoking, oblivious. “Quiet or loud?”I rolled my shoulders. “Loud.”A smirk flickered across his face before he moved. A gunshot cracked through the air, one body dropping before the other even had time to react. The second man barely reached for his weapon before my blade was at his throat, a quick, clean slice.Blood sprayed onto the concrete.Bianca stepped over the bodies without pause, yanking the warehouse door open. The moment we stepped inside, chaos erupted.Gunfire. Shouted orders. Men scrambling for cover.We d
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LUCA The city never slept, but for the first time in days, I wanted to forget the world outside. The room was quiet when I arrived, the weight of the night still heavy on my skin. Blood, gunpowder, and the metallic tang of violence clung to me, but the moment I saw her, everything else faded. Isadora stood by the window, wrapped in only one of my shirts, her silhouette bathed in the soft glow of the street lights. She turned when she heard me, her eyes searching mine, reading the exhaustion beneath the sharp edges of my control. “You’re late,” she murmured, voice softer than I deserved. I didn’t answer. Instead, I crossed the room in three strides, closing the space between us. Her lips parted slightly, but I didn’t give her a chance to speak before I pulled her against me, my fingers tangling in her hair as I claimed her mouth. She melted into me like she belonged there. Like she always had. I could still taste the remnants of whiskey on my tongue, but she was the only thing I
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LUCAShe said she was fine.But she wasn’t.I knew Isadora too damn well by now—not just her smiles, her sighs, the subtle shifts in her posture when she was tired or thinking too hard—but the way she lied.Because she was a terrible liar.And that smile she gave me? It was just that—a cover. A shield.I watched her a second longer, her eyes flicking back to the phone like it burned.He looked familiar to her.She didn’t say it out loud, but I saw it in the way her shoulders stiffened, the pause too long before her answer. Something about that face hit her memory hard, and she buried the reaction faster than she thought I’d notice.But I always noticed.Because I paid attention.Because ever since I put that ring on her finger, I’d made it my business to protect her—whether from enemies or memories she didn’t want to face.I set the phone down, leaned closer, brushing her hair away from her cheek, even though my pulse had picked up slightly. “You
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ISADORAThe Next Morning“Peonies or white roses?” Laura asked, holding up the two mood boards like this decision could alter the course of history.I eyed both, pretending to care even though my head wasn’t really in it. My heart was, though—because this wedding? It meant freedom. A promise. A future. Even if the groom walked around with a loaded gun and nightmares carved into his bones.“Peonies,” I said, eventually. “They’re softer.”Laura nodded, scribbling a note. “And the dress fitting is still set for Friday. Your shoes came in yesterday, and we need to finalize the seating chart.”“Luca’s not going to care who sits where,” I muttered.She smirked. “He cares more than he lets on. He told Rafael to make sure your uncle doesn’t sit next to that one cousin you hate.”I blinked. “He knows about that?”“Girl, he knows everything.”I bit back a smile.Maybe he did.Maybe he was listening.Luca and Rafael popped in and out—checking on securi
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ISADORALater That DayI didn’t go back to my room. Couldn’t. I needed clarity, not the suffocating silence of silk sheets and locked doors. So I went to the only place that ever made sense when everything else didn’t—the garden. Luca’s mother’s garden, to be exact. It was a piece of serenity tucked between the chaos, the only place in this mansion that hadn’t been touched by blood or secrets.I walked along the stone path, brushing my fingers against the petals of the roses she used to care for. It was ironic, how something so delicate could survive here, in a place built on violence and power plays. Maybe that’s why I liked it—because it reminded me of what I wanted to be. Soft when I chose to be. Sharp when I needed to be.I sat on the stone bench at the edge of the garden, pulling my knees to my chest, letting the wind carry my thoughts. I didn’t hear him approach—not at first—but I felt it. That same tension in the air. That same storm.Luca.He didn’t say anyt
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ISADORAThe Next MorningI woke to the faint scent of sandalwood and fire.Luca.Even before my eyes opened, I could feel him—his presence thick in the air, like a storm had passed through and left its electricity behind. The sheets beside me were cool, but the echo of him lingered. A ghost of warmth. A shadow of protection. And danger.I sat up slowly, the silk of my nightgown whispering against my skin as I ran a hand through my hair. The mansion was too still. Like it was holding its breath.Or maybe… like he was.The last few days had been a blur of lace, tastings, flower samples, and dress fittings. Smiles that didn’t quite reach my eyes. Laughter that felt like someone else’s. I’d played the part—I always did—but I wasn’t blind.Luca had changed.There was an edge to him now, sharper than usual. Not the possessive, controlling type that gripped my waist too tightly or growled when someone looked at me too long—no, this was colder. Strategic. Distant.
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EMILIO Unknown Location The ice clinked against the side of the glass as I stirred lazily, the amber liquid inside catching the light of the chandelier above. “Status?” I asked, mirroring the same word Morretti was probably spitting into his phone right now. Viktor stood across the room, arms folded, expression sharp. “She was shaken. He’s rattled. Mission accomplished.” A smile tugged at my mouth. “Good.” I rose from the armchair and crossed to the wall of screens, all still frames from different angles—streets, clubs, surveillance feeds. And right in the center, a blurry image of Isadora, caught mid-turn in that little bridal boutique. Fear in her eyes. Vulnerability in her shoulders. It was art. “She didn’t see the blade,” Viktor said. “Just the man. It was enough.” “That was the point,” I murmured. “It was never about hurting her. Not yet. It was about jarring him.” I tapped the screen slowly, the rhythm like a
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LUCAAn Hour LaterI watched her disappear down the hall with a flicker of a smile on her lips. A rare one. One I hadn’t seen in too long.God, I missed that smile.The moment she turned the corner, I was already pulling my phone from my pocket.“Status?” I asked, voice low.Rafael answered on the first ring. “We tracked the van. No plates. Abandoned in Queens. Torched.”Of course it was. “Surveillance?”“Nothing clean. Either they knew the angles or they’ve got someone on the inside feeding them locations.”I let out a breath, slow and steady. My fingers clenched around the glass in my hand, tension humming just beneath my skin.“Pull every camera within a ten-block radius. I want facial recognition run on anyone near that vehicle in the past twenty-four hours.”Rafael was silent for a beat. “Luca, you should tell her what we know. She’s not stupid—”“No,” I cut him off. “She doesn’t need more reasons to lose sleep. Let her plan the damn wedding.”
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LUCAThe Next MorningThe storm inside me hadn’t passed. It had simply settled into a quiet rage, one that hummed beneath my skin like a loaded gun. I stood by the window in my office, watching the sun claw its way up through the skyline, wondering how the hell it had come to this.Emilio. That name was starting to rot in my brain. I should’ve seen him coming. I should’ve anticipated the move, the breach. The moment I saw the fear in Isadora’s eyes, I knew I’d failed. And failure? That’s not something I wear lightly.She was right. She always is when it comes to the things I don’t want to admit. I’d been so obsessed with shielding her, watching her every move, preparing for every threat—except the one that slipped right past us. And she’d seen it clearer than I had: maybe she wasn’t the real target. Maybe I was.But fuck, if I’m the target, then fine. Let them come. I can take it. I’ve taken worse. What I can’t take? Watching her unravel, feeling that grief eating her
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ISADORA “I mean,” I continued, my voice tightening with each word, “what if it’s not me they want? What if they’re after you? What if Emilio’s plan is bigger than just hurting me? Maybe I’m just the distraction.” I saw the shift in him, but it wasn’t shock. It was something else—an understanding. A knowing. “I thought I’d made that clear,” he said, his voice softer now, almost like he was speaking to himself. “You’re always the first to be in danger because they know what you mean to me. But I’ve never thought you were the ultimate target.” My chest tightened at the realization. I wanted to argue, but the truth was, he already knew. He’d already thought of it. He always thought of everything. “You always think about me,” I murmured, my voice cracking slightly, “but you never think about yourself. About what could happen to you.” He stepped closer, but this time there was no anger in his movement. Just an unsettling calm. “You don’t get it, Isador
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ISADORAThe tension in the house was suffocating. Luca hadn’t spoken much since last night, but I could feel his presence—watchful, calculating. He was always in control, but now? Now he was something else entirely. A storm waiting to break.I sat in the library, pretending to read while my mind ran in circles. Emilio. The name had latched onto my thoughts, sinking its claws in, refusing to let go. He had sent someone to me. He had found me. I was supposed to be safe under Luca’s protection, yet a stranger had slipped past his security like it was nothing.A sharp knock at the door made me jump.Laura stepped in, eyes scanning me carefully before shutting the door behind her. “You okay?”I sighed, closing the book I wasn’t actually reading. “I don’t know.”She sat on the armrest of my chair, crossing her arms. “Luca is losing his mind over this.”I snorted. “Yeah, I gathered that much.”“Have you spoken to him?”I shook my head. “Not since last night. He ju
