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He was raised to believe love was a weakness.
She was raised believing love had to be earned.
Nyx Noire built her life from nothing-self-made, self-reliant, and unwilling to beg for affection she was never given. Lucien Moretti was born into power-mafia heir, businessman, and a man who learned early that neglect hurts more than violence.
They were best friends in college.
They were never supposed to want each other.
Best friends turned something more, they blur lines they refuse to cross-calling it nothing, because naming it would mean risking everything.
They were never meant to fall in love-especially not with each other. When desire turns into denial and silence turns into distance, it takes danger to force the truth out.
A dark, slow-burn mafia romance filled with jealousy, obsession, protection, and the kind of love that hurts before it heals.