**Isabella Moretti**: Isabella is a fierce and defiant woman early twenties with dark hair and stormy gray eyes. Raised in the heart of a powerful mafia family, she has endured years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her uncle, Don Giovanni Moretti. Her loyalty to her family, particularly her younger sister, is unwavering, but she resents being used as a pawn in her uncle's schemes. Despite the hardships, Isabella remains strong-willed and determined to reclaim control over her life.
**Luca DiAngelo**: Luca is a tall, lean, and brooding man in his early twenties with piercing blue eyes. As the heir to the DiAngelo crime family, he has been groomed for leadership from a young age, living under the strict and ruthless expectations of his father, Salvatore DiAngelo. Though outwardly cold and calculating, Luca harbors a deep sense of duty and a desire to prove himself. Beneath his hardened exterior lies a man grappling with the weight of his family's legacy and the complexities of his arranged marriage to Isabella.?
"As she approached the grand entrance, Luca stepped in front of her, his arms crossed, his expression stern. "Where do you think you're going?"Isabella's eyes narrowed, her tone icy. "I'm going to run my family's operations. I'm not going to sit here and play house."
Luca's jaw tightened. "You can't just leave. This is your home now."
"My home?" Isabella scoffed. "This place is nothing but a gilded prison. You can't keep me here."
Luca stepped closer, his voice low and threatening. "I can and I will. You're not leaving, Isabella."
Without warning, Isabella lunged for the door, but Luca was quicker. He grabbed her arm, pulling her back. She struggled, her fury evident. "Let go of me, Luca!"
"Not until you understand that you're not going anywhere," he replied, his grip unyielding.
Isabella, realizing the futility of her struggle, spat, "You're just like your father, a tyrant "