LOGINMy father died, leaving me a shattered empire and a death sentence. To save my family, I offered myself to the one man powerful enough to protect us. Luca Marino. The Mafia king everyone fears. Our marriage is a contract, not a love story. Power for him. Protection for me. But Luca doesn’t play fair. He kisses like a threat and touches like a promise. And every time I think I’ve figured him out, he ruins me all over again. I'm playing a dangerous game. And I’m falling for the most dangerous man alive.
View MoreIn one of the distant kingdoms, there was a kingdom called the kingdom of the winds, whose princes and princesses were distinguished by their speed that matched the speed of the wind, and therefore it was difficult for other kingdoms to intermarry with them, as their speed was not comparable to any other kingdom and they could not overcome them, so their princesses did not marry easily, but their princes were They always win the marriage races; they are always the fastest.
In the kingdom of the winds, inside one of the princesses' wings, Princess Lian was preparing to go to the racetrack, as you call it, as she finds it insulting to girls that it is just a booty for the strongest or the fastest to be entertained for two days and then thrown like garbage. I have always read about her and got curious about her, as she believed that there must be love between the spouses and not a race for speed and strength, but she was overpowered and compelled to carry out the king's orders since she is the youngest of the princesses and this is her time and role in the mating race; she has reached the age of eight. She is ten years old now, which is the right age for marriage for them, when the princess is ready for vaccination and childbearing. Princess Lian was getting dressed as she grumbled and protested angrily. The maid nervously: Your Highness, we must hurry; the king is very angry, and everyone is waiting for you downstairs. Lian angrily: Oh, I can't take part in it. I feel so degraded just thinking I'm just their spoil. Oh my god, ohhhhhhhh. The maid quietly grabbed her by the arm. My princess, these are our customs, traditions, and customs inherited throughout the ages and generations. You must accept them and give in so that peace prevails in our kingdom. Think of it from this point of view, my princess. Lian sighs: Ok, ok, you're done; let's go. Layan was wearing a special dress for this occasion, which is not what you expect, the white dress and the veil that extends along her back, and she carries in her hands a bouquet of roses, but it is a little dress like a military uniform, as we said earlier that it is considered war and survival and victory in it for the strongest and fastest. Layan was wearing a short pocket above. Her knees are made of wide leather to facilitate movement, and she has a long boot that reaches above the knees, and from the top a leather top that shows her arms without straps, and her hair is raised behind the helmet, which hides the features of her face except for the eyes, and a long leather glove that reaches half of her arms to protect her arms in case she falls, and she wears a leather scarf from The rear reaches its knees, as it is like a fierce battle between beasts and their prey, and whoever attacks it first is the winner and devours it. Lian was walking in the long corridor leading to the racetrack, and behind her was her maid, until she reached a great gate, which, as soon as she arrived in front of it, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The participating princes and their kingdoms, and he ends his sermon by giving a speech about Princess Lian. As soon as the door was opened, Lian rushed out with the speed and strength she had, which far exceeded the speed of the wind. The princes ran behind her trying to catch up with her, and they were surprised by her high speed. Everyone ran away except for one of the princes, who was standing in his place watching, and the ghost of a malicious smile appeared on his face. Suddenly, she appeared after moments of observing him so that his king smiled as well while he was sitting on his seat as if they were planning something. While all the kings of the other kingdoms were amazed at how the prince, standing still, acted as though he was not participating in the ceremony. Their kingdom is one of the kingdoms that has recently joined in peace alliances with the rest of the kingdoms. Before, they were enemies to those kingdoms, and no one knows anything about that kingdom except its name, the kingdom of darkness. Its name alone strikes fear into their hearts, and all the peaceful kingdoms were happy to enter. That kingdom is in alliance with them, for they have heard that it never loses a battle. They do not know whether it is due to their strength, skills, intelligence, or speed, so nothing was known about it at all. Suddenly, the prince cut off everyone's straying trying to find the reason for his standing and not participating in the race to disappear from in front of them. Suddenly, their mouths fell open in astonishment. He really disappeared without warning and without moving a breath of air from its place or a speck of dust, as if he was not standing here in the first place, to suddenly appear in front of the running princess. She looks behind her and smiles triumphantly and mockingly at the rest of the princes who cannot catch up with her, then looks in front of her suddenly at the same moment in which he appears in front of her to bump into him and fall together to the ground while she is in his arms and he is tightly gripped by her while she is in the intensity of her astonishment and shock. How did he hold her until she did not feel him pass? From next to her, how did he precede her and get in front of her? She tried to evade his hands and run away, but she simply could not, as his hands were wrapped around her like iron chains. As for the kings, they were in complete astonishment. After his disappearance, they only saw him and the princess in his arms on the ground. They were all dumbfounded. None of them could speak or utter a word from the shock. None of them would dare even think of an answer to this question so that they would not die from the shock of the answer and the terror of the thunderbolt. As for the king of the winds and their princes, they were standing in shock. Flean was the fastest among them all, so how did he catch up with her? Silence pervaded the racing arena for a short period of time, interrupted by the sound of applause coming from the top to turn all eyes towards him, so that the unknown king, the king of darkness, was standing, clapping in arrogance for his princess. Let everyone stand and do the same for the racing arena to buzz with the sounds of warm applause and cheering from the people of the Wind Kingdom who are scattered around the square. Terrible, they are very happy and wish the princess to complete this alliance by being able to get pregnant from this mysterious prince for them. After the trumpet was sounded, the prince stood upright, signaling the end of the race to finally free the princess from his iron grip. Did he really catch her? Did he really catch her? Was he cheating? No, if he was cheating, everyone would have noticed it, so how then? How did he suddenly appear in front of her out of nowhere? Who is this person? What is an ordinary person? Sure, no. So what is this thing here? All these questions were circulating in Lian's head; she did not comprehend until this moment that she was caught like this with all ease, shocked strongly, according to her thinking and belief. Now she will become his slave whore for two days; everything she was opposing and making fun of now becomes a part of it, the irony of fate. That was all she could think of. She really wanted to die because this thing happened. I looked at that fool who shamelessly deprived her of her freedom, and I saw yellow eyes as the color of the sun, and a bloody red mouth, and a smile on his sides indicated victory. His breathing was regular as if he had not moved from his place in the first place. She is sure that she ran for a very long distance; she is even panting, but he is as if he did not move an inch, and there is not even a speck of sweat on his forehead. She flinched for a moment when she thought that she was the one who went to him while he was standing in his place, but she quickly expelled that thought from her head and moved inside to prepare for her inevitable fate, while outside she heard the priest announce the completion of her marriage rituals to him, and a tear fell from her after his great suffering to prevent her from landing, thus announcing her loss. And the end of her rebellion Lian went to her room and changed her clothes to wear a white chiffon dress, bare from the top of the chest and transparent, showing her legs and a long part of her upper body that reaches down. She wears white open shoes with high heels with golden straps that wrap around her legs to her knees. Hanging around her waist close to her feet, she covered her face with a white scarf that did not show any of her facial features, and the scarf extended to half her back.ALINAThe next morning, I sat in the passenger seat while Pietro drove us through the city streets toward the club.The morning traffic crawled slowly, horns blaring somewhere in the distance while people hurried across sidewalks with coffee cups and phones glued to their ears.Normal life almost felt strange after everything that had happened. Pietro glanced at me in the mirror. “Did you sleep well, Al?” Did I sleep well? After I saw Luca and the kids, sleeping was a little bit easier. “A little.” Pietro chuckled to himself, then shot me a soft look. “I figured.”“But I can’t stay home forever when I have work to do.” He nodded. “True.”I stared out the window for a moment. “And I need something normal right now.”When the car finally pulled up in front of the club, I took a slow breath before stepping out. Ethan was standing near the entrance talking to one of the staff members. The moment he saw me, he straightened immediately. “Boss.”I smiled at him. “Good morning, Ethan.”“Ho
ALINABy the time I pulled into the driveway, my eyes were still swollen from crying. I sat in the car for a moment, staring at the front door of the house.The same house that had felt so peaceful this morning. Now my chest felt tight again.I wiped my face quickly and stepped out of the car. The front door opened before I even reached the steps, and I saw Luca.He must have been watching through the window. The moment his eyes landed on me, the relaxed calm from earlier disappeared instantly.He crossed the porch in three long strides. “Alina.”I didn’t make it another step. The moment he reached me, his arms wrapped around me, pulling me tightly against his chest. And just like that, everything broke again. A sob ripped out of me before I could stop it.I buried my face in his shoulder, clutching the back of his shirt. “I almost lost her,” I cried.His arms tightened around me. “I know.”“She tried to kill herself,” I whispered, my voice shaking. “Luca… she almost died.”His hand m
ALINAI woke up to heat along my back. I kept my eyes closed and just breathed, arching my back against Luca. A month ago, mornings didn't look like this. A month ago, mornings smelled like gunpowder and tasted like fear. Now there was sunlight pressing against my eyelids.Luca’s arm was locked around my waist. Grinning, I shifted away, mostly to see what would happen. His arm tightened immediately. The corner of my lips pulled up against my will. "Luca."I tried to turn over, but he hauled me right back against his chest without even fully waking up."Not happening," he muttered, his voice still thick with sleep, the words half-buried in my hair."I haven't done anything yet.""You were about to leave me in bed.” He grunted. I laughed and finally managed to turn in his arms. His eyes were half-open, dark hair wrecked beyond repair, jaw soft with sleep. There were no calculations running behind his eyes. This was the version of him nobody got to see except me.I would never say tha
LUCA Leo was screaming, and no, he wasn't whining, or crying. He was screaming his lungs off, a sound so loud I couldn't stop the grimace on my face. His scream suggested someone had released a feral animal in the living room and he has stumbled on it. I stopped in the doorway, my keys still hanging from my fingers, and saw my son screaming "I'm a dragon!” over and over again. Maya came tearing past me a breath later, pigtails flying. "You're not a dragon! You're a lizard!" Leo whipped around like someone deeply wronged. "Dragons are not lizards!" Maya screamed back "They are!” "They are not!” I leaned against the doorframe and watched the whole disaster unfold, unable to stop the smile pulling at my lips. From the couch, Alina looked over her shoulder at me. The sun brushes her skin, lighting it beautifully. Her face was serene. "You're staring, aren't you going to stop them?” "I'm appreciating the fact that so much noise can come from such a small body.” I shook my hea
LUCAShe was quiet for a moment, searching my face. Then she nodded, tears welling in her eyes, but this time, they were good tears. “Yes.”I kissed her again, deeper this time, and she laughed against my lips. Leo came running over with grass stains on his knees, demanding juice, and Alina wiped
LUCADinner was loud. Louder than I’d have liked for someone who’d been shot a few days ago, but I let it happen because the kids deserved it.Maya was laughing at something on Pietro’s phone, the sound of her tiny giggles lighting the dining room.Bruno was stretched out under the table, tail thu
ALINABella’s hand trembled as she moved the gun from me to Luca. Her face was pale under the warm lights, a strange mix of grief and fury twisting her features until she barely looked like my mother anymore.“You killed him,” she spat. “How could you? After everything I did for you, for this fam
LUCAAlvez fell in step beside me, his hoodie pulled low over his face, the light of his cigarette barely visible. Vector walked ahead, his shoulders tense and jaw set like he was marching to war.We were matching to war. Matteo had been bouncing between safe houses like a hunted dog for weeks. We
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