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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 in the room is suffocating.

Only the uneven sound of Lorenzo's breathing breaks the icy stillness around us.

Alessandro doesn't move. He still holds the blade to his prisoner's throat, his dark gaze locked onto Lorenzo's.

Lorenzo is playing a dangerous game, and he knows it.

"You have two seconds to tell me what you're implying."

Alessandro's voice is a threat in itself—low and sharp.

Lorenzo lets out a weak chuckle, his eyes sliding toward me.

"You really want to hear this in front of your wife?"

"You think I'll play your game?" he murmurs, pressing the blade harder against Lorenzo's skin.

A trickle of blood beads on Lorenzo's throat.

Chapter 100: The Poison in the Ranks