Chapter 1 SYNOPSIS & AUTHOR’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS
ELARA MORETTI was born into blood and power the only daughter of one of Naples’ most feared mafia families. Raised behind gates and armed men, she learned early that love was a liability and freedom a myth.
She still wanted both.
Elara dreams of a life untouched by guns and graves, believing she can one day walk away from her family’s empire. Her greatest mistake is falling in love with the one man she should never want Alessandro De Luca, her brother’s closest friend and the ruthless heir to a rival dynasty.
She loves him in silence for years.
Until the night he leaves the country.
When Elara finally confesses, Alessandro ends everything with a single sentence that scars her deeper than any blade:
You will only ever be my sister.
Five years later, Alessandro returns to Naples for his father’s funeral his death brutal, calculated, and unresolved. Every lead points to one family.
The Morettis.
Consumed by grief and vengeance, Alessandro doesn’t question the truth. He executes it. He murders Adrian his best friend. And then he takes Elara.
Not to kill her.
To keep her.
Elara becomes his prisoner, his retribution, his proof that the Morettis will suffer. Her marriage means nothing. Her pleas mean less.
And when Alessandro discovers she is pregnant, mercy never enters his mind.
The child is taken from her.
Her body is shattered.
Her spirit follows.
But the final cruelty is the worst of all Alessandro forces Elara to become the weapon that destroys her own parents, turning her into the executioner of the family she once tried to escape.
She survives.
Barely.
Then an anonymous message arrives.
A video.
A confession.
A truth buried under years of blood.
Alessandro’s father was never killed by the Morettis.
They were framed.
Now Elara must live with a devastating reality: her family died for a crime they never committed and the man she once loved destroyed her life for a lie.
Alessandro is left facing something far more dangerous than enemies or war.
The woman he broke was innocent.
And Elara is no longer asking for love, forgiveness, or justice.
She is asking one question only:
How do you survive the man who ruined your world… when he finally realizes what he’s done?
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Dear Reader,
This story does not move gently and neither should you expect it to.
What waits ahead is a fast-burning descent into a world where power is taken, love is warped, and survival is earned through blood and silence. Every chapter pushes forward.
Every choice has consequences. Nothing is accidental.
This is not a softened mafia fantasy. The man at the center of this story is ruthless, obsessive, and shaped by violence. He does not pretend to be kind. He does not offer safety without a price. And the woman caught in his orbit is forced to grow teeth just to stay alive.
There will be twists meant to unsettle you. Cliffhangers designed to leave you breathless.
Moments where the line between love and destruction blurs until it disappears entirely. At its core, this is a story about endurance about what remains of a person after everything familiar has been stripped away.
If you’re here for clean heroes and comfort reads, this book will not give you that.
But if you’re ready for intensity, sharp turns, and a struggle that matters then step carefully.
Thank you for trusting me with your time and your heart.
Hannah 💋
