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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 night is too heavy. It weighs on my shoulders, on my chest, on my thoughts.

The silence, though, is even worse. It buzzes in my ears, vibrating, oppressive, filled with all the words Alessandro hasn't said to me.

I remain still, frozen by the window. The warm night air seeps through the crack, carrying the scent of summer—hot gravel, cypress trees, and the distant sea. That scent which, just yesterday, used to comfort me.

The images from earlier still haunt me:

Alessandro. With her. With Giulia.

Photos. Articles. The looks he once reserved for me.

I run a trembling hand over my face. My fingers brush my lips, as if I could wipe away the bitterness burning there.

A faint sound drifts from the next room.

A barely audible babble. A peaceful breath.

Chapter 88 : Fragments of Doubt