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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 curled into myself, hugging my knees to my chest as I shivered violently. My breath came out in short, ragged gasps, the air so cold that it burned my lungs. I had lost track of time. Minutes? Hours? I didn’t know. 


My throat was raw from screaming. My fists ached from pounding against the heavy door. But no one had come. No one was going to come. 


I exhaled shakily, my body trembling against the icy floor. The cold was merciless, wrapping around me like an unforgiving embrace, sinking into my bones. My fingers were numb, my limbs heavy. 


I squeezed my eyes shut, forcing myself to stay awake, but it was getting harder. The exhaustion pulled at me, dragging me down into a thick, suffocating fog. 


Maybe this was better. Maybe it was better to slip away, to disappear into nothingness rather than live in this hell Matteo had created for me. 


CHAPTER 44