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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

His voice snaps in the space between us, sharp, final.

I sit on the bed, jaw clenched, as he straightens up, his imposing frame blocking the light filtering through the window.

Three days. Three days since he's allowed me to do anything alone. Three days of him managing everything from this room, monitoring my every move, controlling my meals, my rest, my movements. Three days of being a prisoner to his overprotectiveness.

Even though I know it's his way of exorcising his fear, even though I know it's his love speaking…

— I'm fine, I insist, locking my eyes with his.

— You said that right before collapsing into my arms.

— It was just a passing weakness.

— It was a warning, he corrects coldly.

He moves closer, crouches in front of me, and takes my chin between his fingers, forcing me to meet his eyes.

Chapter 97: The Fragile Balance