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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 colorful edges of the puzzle pieces clicked together in Vera’s tiny hands. She was so focused—her little brows furrowed with determination as she studied each piece like it held the secrets to the universe. I sat beside her on the soft rug in the living room, trying my best to match her enthusiasm. We’d been working on this “Princess Garden” puzzle for about twenty minutes, and I was proud of her for not getting frustrated and giving up, as most six-year-olds usually did when things got a little too complicated. 


But while my hands moved automatically—passing her pieces, fitting a few corners together—my mind was a thousand miles away. Or not miles… just a floor or two. It kept drifting to him. 


I hated that. I hated that every time I tried to escape the memory of his lips against mine, of the warmth of his body beside me, of the way his eyes had darkened right before he kissed me—my brain betrayed me. And worse, my body had betrayed me first. 


CHAPTER 79