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Sophia thought she had escaped her reckless past. Leaving behind wild nights and meaningless hookups, she was finally focused on her studies, determined to build a future for herself. But no matter how much she tried to move forward, she couldn’t shake the unsettling feeling that someone was always watching.

Matteo had been watching Sophia for months. The heir to a powerful mafia empire, he was used to taking what he wanted, and what he wanted was her. She had been a fleeting temptation, a girl who once lived freely, but she had no idea that her past had tied her to him in ways she couldn’t even begin to understand.

When strange things start happening—her door left unlocked, gifts in her room that were never there, shadows lurking where there shouldn’t be—Sophia’s fear grows. But when Matteo finally steps out of the shadows and into her life, the fear turns into something far more dangerous: fascination.

He’s dark, possessive, and utterly obsessed. He claims she belongs to him. And worst of all? A part of her doesn’t want to run.

As Sophia fights the undeniable pull between them, secrets begin to unravel. The more she learns about Matteo’s world, the more she realizes she might not be as innocent as she thought. And when the line between love and obsession blurs, she’s faced with a terrifying question—has she fallen for the monster in the dark, or was she always meant to be his?

In a world of crime, power, and dangerous devotion, can love truly conquer all? Or will Sophia lose herself to the man who has been watching her from the very beginning?

HUNTED BY DESIRE

I wished I hadn’t convinced Garry to go out tonight. 


He had hesitated at the door, watching me with concern, but I had forced a smile, told him I was fine. That I’d be safe. That nothing was going to happen. 


His presence filled my room like a shadow that refused to be cast away, lingering in the corners of my mind, pressing against my skin. I could feel him before I even turned around. I didn’t need to. His scent—rich cologne, something dark and masculine—already surrounded me, making my stomach twist. 


I locked eyes with him in the mirror, my breath catching as those silver irises gleamed under the dim light, sharp and predatory. There was something in the way he looked at me—like a wolf watching a rabbit, amused by the struggle but certain of the outcome. 


I clenched my fists at my sides as I fought the urge to shove him away. 


CHAPTER 29