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Sophia never imagined her life would spiral into a waking nightmare. What began as strange phone calls and shadowy figures watching from the distance quickly turned into something far worse—being abducted by Matteo DeLuca, a man whose obsession ran deeper than love. Under his control, Sophia suffered in silence, enduring pain and humiliation she dares not speak of. When he finally lets her go, it isn’t freedom that greets her—but another captor.

Aleksandr Volkov, powerful, cold, and emotionally damaged, sees in Sophia a mirror of the woman he lost. Desperate to keep his daughter believing her mother is alive, he forces Sophia to take on her identity. Through manipulation, subtle control, and emotional coercion, Aleksandr begins to unravel Sophia’s reality—softening her resistance and luring her into the illusion of a perfect family.

Now, with her will slowly crumbling, Matteo must do the unthinkable: save the very woman he once destroyed. But is it redemption he’s after—or revenge? As dark secrets unravel and twisted games are played, Sophia must face a brutal truth: sometimes the greatest threats are the ones that wear a familiar face.

HUNTED BY DESIRE

The whisky burned down my throat like fire, but it wasn’t enough to numb the rage swirling inside me. I sat on the edge of the velvet couch in the penthouse we were holed up in, staring blankly at the city lights of Moscow beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The glass in my hand was already half-empty. Or half-full. I didn’t give a damn. I just needed the heat in my chest to calm down—but I knew better. 


The moment I heard the buzz of my phone, I didn’t move. I let it buzz again. And again. When it buzzed a third time, something about the insistence grated against my nerves. I set the glass down and grabbed the phone from the coffee table. One new message. No name, just a number. I tapped it open. 


Her head tilted. Her lips… on his. Aleksandr Volkov. That bastard. That manipulative, sadistic bastard. His hand on her waist, her arms clinging to him. Her body… melting. 


CHAPTER 78