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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 villa was enveloped in a heavy silence, broken only by the steady ticking of the living room clock. Each passing second brought us closer to the fateful moment.

Alessandro hadn't left my side since our conversation. He had stayed there, his hand resting on mine, his gaze locked onto mine, as if he wanted to imprint every detail of my face into his memory before I left.

"Everything's ready," he finally whispered, his rough voice breaking the silence.

"Matteo has secured the route. You'll leave before dawn."

A shiver ran down my spine. Dawn. It was so close.

I averted my eyes, staring at an invisible point on the wall. Leaving… abandoning everything. Him. This house. Our life together.

His voice was soft, almost worried.

"What do you want me to say, Alessandro? That I'm thrilled to leave?"

Chapter 84: Swept Away by the Dawn