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A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance
Elena Rossi has loved Adrian Moretti for as long as she can remember. But to him, she's always been the naïve, innocent girl next door-too soft for his cruel world, too pure for his poisoned heart. In college, he mocked her. Bullied her. Broke her heart in ways she never dared confess.
Now, fate binds them together in the most dangerous way.
An arranged marriage.
A deal between their powerful families.
And a war neither of them can escape.
Adrian Moretti is heir to a mafia empire, shaped by betrayal and scarred by a mother who abandoned him for another man. Hardened. Merciless. A playboy who swore he would never love. But when Elena is thrust into his world of shadows, her light becomes the one thing he cannot resist-and the one weakness he cannot afford.
She adores him.
He despises her.
Yet their chemistry burns hotter than hate itself.
Jealousy, obsession, and forbidden desire pull them into a storm of lies, power, and blood. With enemies closing in, Adrian must decide if he will protect Elena from the darkness... or drag her down into it with him.
And Elena must choose if her childhood love is strong enough to survive a man who claims her body, her heart-
and her soul.
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