Rajput_55
Ela Kapoor has always lived life on her own terms.
At twenty-two, she's carefree, stubborn, endlessly talkative, and armed with enough sarcasm to survive almost anything. After losing her parents at nineteen, she learned how to stand on her own, find happiness in the smallest things, and never let anyone tell her who she should be.
Then one wrong door changes everything.
One accidental encounter.
One secret she was never supposed to hear.
And one man she was never supposed to meet.
Lucien Moretti is feared ruthless head of the Italian Mafia. Cold, powerful, and dangerously reserved, he rules his empire with absolute control. Men obey him. Enemies fear him. No one questions him.
Until her.
When a failed assassination leaves Ela under his protection, she finds herself living inside his fortress-like mansion, surrounded by killers, bodyguards, and a mafia family that doesn't know what to do with a woman who treats them like ordinary people.
But Lucien doesn't want to control her.
He doesn't want to change her.
He wants something far moredangerous.
He wants her to choose him.
As Ela turns his silent mansion into a home, befriends his intimidating head of security, Matteo, drives his charming younger brother Alessio crazy, and slowly becomes the heart of a world built on violence, Lucien finds himself fighting a battle no enemy has ever forced him to face.
Because protecting her is easy.
Claiming her is easy.
Loving her is easy.
The impossible part?
Waiting for her heart to catch up with his.
In a world of blood, loyalty, and power, one carefree girl may become the only thing capable of bringing a mafia king to his knees.
Tropes
Mafia Romance
Protective Hero
He Falls First
Possessive but Not Controlling
Touch Her and Die
Found Family
Slow Burn Romance
Grumpy × Sunshine
Bodyguard Friendship
Brother's Best Chaos
Forced Proximity
Action Speaks Louder Than Word.
Strong Female Lead
Emotional Healing
Found Home
"He claimed her long before he ever confessed he loved her." ❤