Witnessed
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MatureOngoing8h 36m
Last published Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Eleanor Silvestro
I was never meant to survive the night I saw too much.
One wrong turn, one blood-soaked secret, and suddenly I was face-to-face with the underworld-held hostage by men who rule it with cold eyes and quicker triggers.
But instead of silencing me, Detari Russo-heir to the Italian-American Mafia throne-made me an offer: marry him, live under the code of silence, and walk away untouched. On paper, it was protection. Power. A calculated game of survival.
In reality? It was war. With myself. With him. With the ghosts I've buried deep beneath the armor I wear.
I've spent my life pretending to be bulletproof, hiding the cracks no one sees-but Detari? He looks right through me. And somehow, the man I should fear most becomes the only one who makes me feel safe.
We thought a staged marriage would keep the wolves at bay.
But when old enemies resurface and a betrayed heir named Nico wants his crown back, the lies we tell might not be enough to keep us alive-
...or keep me from falling for the one man I was never supposed to trust.
-Dark Romance/Mafia Romance
-Marriage of Convenience
-Slow Burn
-Enemies to Lovers
-Grumpy MMC x Brat FMC
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