The Scars We Bear

Beneath the glimmering lights of Naples' underworld, shadows rule and betrayals come as easily as breath. For Rafael Santos Valverde, power is his weapon, and control is his creed. Ruthless and feared, he wields his influence with precision, carving his empire out of the city's bones. Love, weakness, redemption-those were luxuries he could never afford.

Until Sofía Santini.

Dragged from the ruins of her father's empire, Sofía is not the weapon Rafael expected. She is fragile yet unyielding, a woman scarred by a world that broke her body but could not extinguish her soul. Her scars speak of survival, but her eyes tell another story-a story of longing, hope, and a fire she refuses to let die.

Rafael didn't want to care. Sofía was leverage, a means to dismantle her father's empire. Yet every moment with her cuts deeper into the walls around his heart.

"Baby," he murmurs, his voice breaking as he kneels before her. "I'm yours. Do as you please. I'll live at your feet for the rest of my life if that's what it takes to make this right."

But the world they inhabit is one where love is a battlefield, and the past has teeth that sink deep. As their connection grows, so too does the danger surrounding them. With enemies at every turn and the weight of their scars between them, Rafael and Sofía must confront the darkness within-and the light they find in each other.

The Scars We Bear, is a tale of love forged in fire, devotion born of darkness, and redemption found in the most unlikely of places. Will their scars bind them together- or tear them apart forever?

Step into the shadows and discover a love worth fighting for.