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The first time they met, it felt like fate. The second time, it felt like a warning.

She was running from a past that refused to die. He was chasing a future that seemed just out of reach. When their worlds collided, it was more than just love—it was an obsession, a wildfire that threatened to burn them both alive.

But love isn’t always salvation. Sometimes, it’s destruction in disguise.

Bound by Fire: Ashes of Desire

Luca didn't hear the gunfire anymore. Didn't feel the heat of the chaos around him.

Elena lay crumpled on the marble floor, blood blooming across her side like a cruel stain. Her breath was shallow, her fingers trembling as she tried to press against the wound.

He moved without thinking, dropping to his knees beside her. His hands covered hers, desperate, shaking. "Stay with me, baby. Stay with me."

Her lips parted, but no sound came out. Her skin was turning cold.

Luca's chest tightened, fury and fear tangling into something lethal.

Above them, Valerio sighed, wiping a smudge of blood from his cuff. "You should've walked away."

Luca looked up, his vision turning red.

Valerio smirked. "Now you lose everything."

Valerio was about to lose everything.

Dante's voice crackled in his earpiece. "Luca, what's happening?"

He lifted Elena into his arms, her weight too light, too fragile. He had to get her out. Now.

"You're not going anywhere," Valerio murmured.

Luca slowly looked over his shoulder. His grip on Elena tightened. "Put the gun down."

Valerio chuckled. "Not this time."

Luca's heart pounded. He could feel Elena's breath weakening against his chest. He couldn't wait.

His fingers brushed against his knife, concealed at his waist.

In a flash, he turned, launching the blade. It sliced through the air, burying itself deep in Valerio's shoulder.

Valerio cursed, staggering back. His gun fired—

But Luca was already moving, lunging.

The two men crashed to the floor, knocking over a table, glass shattering around them. Luca didn't care. His fists rained down on Valerio, years of rage and hatred pouring into every hit.

"You think you can take her from me?" Punch.

"You think I'll ever let you win?" Punch.

Valerio choked on blood, laughing through the pain. "She's already gone."

But before he could strike the final blow—

Elena lay limp, her face pale, her lips parted—

Next Chapter: The Edge of Darkness—Elena's fate hangs by a thread. Luca is forced to make an impossible choice—chase revenge, or save the only woman he's ever loved.

Blood and Fire