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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

Carol groaned as she leaned over the toilet, her body trembling with the force of her nausea. I sat beside her on the cool bathroom tiles, rubbing slow circles on her back, hoping it would ease her discomfort. The pale morning light filtered through the small window, casting a soft glow over the tiled walls. 


“I hate being pregnant,” she muttered, gripping the edge of the toilet seat as she took deep breaths to steady herself. 


I sighed, feeling helpless as I continued to soothe her. “You’ll be fine. Your mom said this is totally normal.” 


Carol lifted her head slightly to glare at me through half-lidded eyes. “Yeah, of course, everybody knows that. But what if I start feeling nauseous at the event? What if I hate the food they serve there? What if I throw up in front of a CEO?” She groaned dramatically before resting her head against the wall. “I hate my life choices.” 


I smiled at her dramatics. It was classic Carol to worry about things that hadn’t even happened yet. 


CHAPTER 34