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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 silence between us was so thick it felt almost tangible. There was too much to say, too many conflicting emotions clashing violently between us. But Alessandro remained there, frozen, unable to utter a single word. And I was at my limit.

I wanted an answer. A real one. Not an evasive glance, not an order disguised as protection.

"You're not saying anything?" I asked, my voice vibrating with frustration.

He took a deep breath, running a hand over his jaw, before finally meeting my gaze.

"Do you think I didn't suffer, Arianna?" His tone was low, charged with contained tension. "Do you think it was easy for me to keep you at a distance? That it didn't kill me every damn day not to be able to call you, not to be able to tell you that…"

He stopped abruptly, his jaw tightening even more.

Chapter 95 : Mending What’s Broken