Where the light fades

Bella's life was bound to violence, trapped between loyalty and fear. She had married Jackson, the ruthless leader of Fratelli fino alla morte, an Italian mafia whose name promised death to anyone who crossed them. But behind his power was a man consumed by alcohol and anger, a man who used his fists more often than his words. Each day with Jackson drained her, but still, she clung to the love she once thought she had with him, a love that now felt more like a curse.

James, part of Giustizia-the rival gang sworn to bring Jackson's empire down-had loved Bella long before the world of crime had pulled them apart. He knew what kind of man Jackson was, and it tore him apart to see Bella suffer under his reign. He would meet her in secret, in the quiet shadows of the city, offering her a way out, a chance at freedom from the man who claimed to love her but only caused her pain.

But Bella couldn't break free. Each time she tried, Jackson's promises of change, his apologies wrapped in venom, pulled her back into the darkness. Her love for him was a prison she couldn't escape, even as James stood beside her, begging her to leave.

Blood spills on cold streets, His power, her silent cage- She loves the cruel storm.

James risked everything to help her, even as the tension between Fratelli fino alla morte and Giustizia grew. Each time he crossed enemy lines to find her, he knew it could be his last. But for Bella, he was willing to gamble with death. Yet despite the danger, despite the bruises and broken promises, Bella always returned to Jackson, chained by a love that had long since turned to ash.

And James, powerless against the pull Jackson had on her, could only watch as she spiraled deeper into the arms of the man who would be her ruin.