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"He Wanted a Marriage of Convenience. She Shattered All His Rules."

Arianna Costa never expected her life to be turned upside down during a routine medical check-up. Victim of a medical mistake that leaves her pregnant by a stranger, she soon discovers that the man in question is none other than Alessandro Valenti, the powerful and dangerous king of the Italian mafia.

For Alessandro, scandal is unthinkable. Marriage, security, and control: he demands Arianna become his wife to protect his reputation and their future heir. But sharing her life with this authoritarian and enigmatic man will come at a cost.

Thrust into a world of luxury, danger, and betrayal, Arianna begins to uncover an unexpected side to Alessandro. Beneath the mask of the mafia king lies a man torn between his need for control and his growing feelings for her.

Yet danger lurks in every shadow. Alessandro’s enemies are determined to see him fall, and now Arianna and their unborn child have become prime targets. Torn between scorching attraction, conspiracies, and buried secrets, Arianna must make a choice: surrender to this forbidden love or escape a world that could very well destroy her.

Under the Mafia King’s Control

The terrace was bathed in an almost surreal calm, disturbed only by the gentle touch of the sea breeze and the faint rustling of the olive tree leaves. Alessandro had left me alone, slipping inside the villa without a word. The stillness around me contrasted sharply with the storm raging in my mind. Alessandro's words, the fragments of memories surfacing—they all seemed to converge toward a truth I wasn't yet ready to face.

I pulled the blanket tighter around my shoulders, seeking refuge from both the cold and the intrusive thoughts. Suddenly, a dull ache shot through my head, sharp but fleeting, like a flash of lightning illuminating the hidden corners of buried memories.

I closed my eyes, a hand to my forehead. The pain intensified, and with it, a blurry image emerged, followed by a voice.

"Arianna, everything will be fine. I'll protect you."

Chapter 62: A Light in the Shadows