Um_Royhan

MATURE

Life hasn’t been kind to me. One moment, I was a carefree eighteen-year-old with dreams of a bright future. The next, I was a 28 year old lady and my world went up in flames. literally. My mom died in the fire that destroyed our home, my little sister is in a coma, and my brother’s in jail for trying to keep us afloat. My dad? He left us drowning in debt and despair.

I thought I’d hit rock bottom, but then I found myself working in a place where dreams go to die, doing things I never imagined just to survive. That’s when he walked into my life, Alex Romanov. Dangerous. Mysterious. And entirely out of my league.

He’s everything I should fear, but there’s something about him that draws me in. Maybe it’s the way he looks at me like I’m more than just another broken soul. Or the way he makes me feel alive when I thought I’d forgotten how.

But Alex has secrets, dark ones that could destroy us both. And as my past collides with his world, I’m left wondering: Can I trust the man who’s slowly stealing my heart, or will his darkness swallow me whole?

This isn’t the life I wanted, but it’s the one I’ve been given.

Claimed by the Mafia Alpha

I swallowed hard, pushing the thought away. It was ridiculous. There was no reason for me to feel any joy at the idea. Not when I knew what this meant. Not when I knew what Alex thought of me.

Would he even care? Would he even believe me?

The questions circled in my mind, relentless and unforgiving. I tried to picture his face, tried to imagine what his reaction would be. Would his expression harden, his eyes turning cold as they always did when he was irritated? Would he sneer, dismissing me with that cutting indifference that could make even the strongest person feel invisible? Or worse, would he simply not care at all?

I was pregnant