A royal settlement
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Princess Élodie de Valois is trapped in a gilded cage, facing a doomed marriage to a ruthless tycoon handpicked by her father. Desperate to escape a life of misery, she flees to Italy on the eve of her wedding, plunging into the heart of danger. There, in the dark alleys of Rome, she encounters Luca "Veleno" Moretti, the most feared man in the Italian mafia. With stormy grey eyes and a lethal reputation, Luca offers her sanctuary but his true motives remain a mystery.
As Élodie is drawn into Luca's world of power and peril, an undeniable passion sparks between them, challenging everything they know. Torn between the life she left behind and the dangerous man who now holds her fate, Elodie must decide whether to trust her heart or protect it. In a world where loyalty is fragile and betrayal is deadly, can their love survive or will the secrets they keep tear them apart?
A story of forbidden passion, dangerous alliances, and a love that defies all odds.
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.Sexual content
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.Mafia
.Betrayal
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