Phoebe Luna
Synopsis:
Fifty years old, No heir.
For twenty-five years, Lorenzo De Luca has ruled New York's underworld with absolute power. Feared as the ruthless head of the De Luca Crime Family, he has everything a man could desire—wealth, influence, and an empire built on fear. Yet behind his cold exterior lies one silent regret. After suffering a near-fatal injury in his youth, Lorenzo was told he could never father children, convincing him that his bloodline would end with him.
Everything changes after an assassination attempt leaves him wounded and suffering from a powerful neurotoxin. Escaping into the service corridors of an exclusive private club, he is rescued by Isabella Carvalho, a twenty-four-year-old Brazilian graduate architecture student working as an event coordinator to pay her tuition and support her widowed mother back home. Unaware of his true identity, Isabella risks everything to save a stranger's life. During one unforgettable night, two lonely hearts find comfort in each other before parting ways without exchanging their real names.
Three months later, Isabella discovers she is pregnant.
As she struggles to protect her unborn child while pursuing her dreams, Lorenzo uncovers shocking evidence proving he is finally going to become a father. But the miracle comes at a devastating price. Hidden enemies, rival mafia families, and traitors within his own organization will stop at nothing to eliminate the child destined to inherit the De Luca empire.
Forced together by danger, Lorenzo vows to protect Isabella and their unborn baby at all costs. But winning her trust proves far more difficult than defeating his enemies. As long-buried secrets, betrayals, and a decades-old conspiracy surrounding his false infertility diagnosis begin to unravel, Lorenzo must choose between the empire he spent a lifetime building and the family he never believed he could have.