The Rose and The Ruin
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She was promised safety. She found the devil instead.
Isadora Bellanti never wanted to be a Moretti bride.
But when her father strikes a deal with Dante Moretti- the cold, untouchable heir of Milan's most feared dynasty - she's forced into a marriage that feels more like a sentence than a union.
Dante is ruthless. A man whispered about in back alleys and boardrooms alike. To his world, Isadora is just a pawn - something pretty to parade, to keep his enemies guessing.
But to Isadora, he's a puzzle she can't stop trying to solve... even as his darkness threatens to consume her.
Every promise comes with a cost.
Every touch, a warning.
And in the Moretti world, love is just another weapon - one that cuts deep enough to ruin them both.
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