"Run, little kitten," his voice growled through the woods. "You know I love a good chase" ──────────── The Devlins, a name that echoes through the darkest alleys of Italy, rules supreme over both the underworld and the societal elite. Feared and respected, this infamous mafia family rules as the most fearsome power in the world, the one who rules Italy and the underworld. The boss and head of the family, Aedion Devlin Lionel, is a ruthless figure shrouded in darkness. Known for his psychotic and gruesome actions, he rules the underworld with a terrifying grip. Whispers of his cruelty send chills down the spines of those who dare to cross him. Rune Thaddeus, a haunting beauty, the broken fragile vase that was once shattered, is sold off by his own father at the age of fifteen into a life of darkness as a tool. For six years, he has been suffering under the cruel grip of Adriano Ares, a man as ruthless as the life he lives. But everything changes when Rune finds himself at a masquerade ball, where identities are hidden and darkness controls. Here, fate intervenes as he is sold once more, this time to the very beast he has feared for so long, the beast who haunts his nightmares and the very core of his fragility. Aedion Devlin Lionel. Rune who is haunted by his past, can he find solace in the arms of the beast that holds his fate, or will the darkness that binds them consume him entirely? ────────────
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