Alexander Lucci, the powerful head of the Mafia, is used to getting whatever he desires. His fearsome reputation has always ensured his control over everything-until he meets Eleanor Montgomery. She's the one woman he can't have, yet craves more than anything. Eleanor, a fierce redhead, is unyielding, bold, and completely indifferent to Alexander's power, making her a unique challenge in his life.
In a room charged with tension, Eleanor locks eyes with Alexander, refusing to submit. Her father, Azazel, commands her to marry Alexander, fully expecting her to obey like everyone else. "You will marry Alexander," he insists, believing his authority is absolute.
But Eleanor isn't like anyone else. "What the fuck you gonna do if I don't?" she snaps, her defiance thickening the air. The others present know she is a force, a woman unafraid to stand up to even the most dangerous of men.
Azazel, confident in his control, smirks, thinking he has trapped her. "Then you'll leave me no choice. You have to leave."
Without hesitation, Eleanor replies, "With pleasure," before turning and walking away, leaving the room stunned. Her best friend Blake chases after her, while Alexander watches, entranced by her boldness. Eleanor's stubborn refusal to bend only deepens his desire for her, making her the one thing Alexander cannot control-and the one thing he wants most.
*They hated her at first... but they had no idea who she really was.*
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Serena Carter was just trying to live-trying to find peace in the mess that was her life. But one accident changed everything.
Abandoned. Alone. She was sent to live with the Morettis-four brothers and a father who wanted nothing to do with her. She was the reminder of their mother's biggest betrayal, the stain on their perfect legacy. Ten months. That's all she had to survive before she turned eighteen and walked away for good. Easy, right?
Wrong.
Because the Morettis might have convinced themselves they hated her, but hate was a tricky thing-it turned into obsession, into protectiveness, into something none of them were ready for. They thought they knew her, thought she was just a mistake that could be ignored.
They had no idea.
Because Serena had secrets-ones even she didn't fully understand. And in a world where power was everything, she was about to become the most dangerous piece on the board.
She wasn't just a mistake. She was a Moretti.
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