Bound by lies

ROCCO

I don't have time for Russians.
Or love.
All I care about is revenge-cold, calculated, and personal.
I've built my empire on blood, silence, and fear.
My enemies know not to cross me.
And then she shows up.
Rosabelle.
Too pretty for her own good.
Too naive to be in my world.
Too soft for a man like me..
And now she's mine-whether she knows it or not.
I told myself I didn't have time for love.
But love isn't what this is.
This is obsession.
This is possession.
This is her signing a deal with the devil-and that devil is me.

ROSABELLE

I love hacking.
The thrill. The control..
But my father? He hates it.
He wants me quiet and far away from trouble.
Then Rocco walks in-cold, dangerous, and terrifyingly gorgeous.
The future Don of the Italian mafia.
And he offers me a job.
Hack for him.
Work for the mafia.
Leave everything behind-my family, my name, my life.
I should've said no.
I should've run.
But something in his eyes makes me stay.
Now I'm tangled in a world of violence, secrets, and temptation.
And the most dangerous part isn't the job...
It's him.

VALENTINA
Being the middle child sucks.
Forgotten. Overlooked. Never enough.
I don't get choices.
Not when my life has been one long punishment.
Not when I'm the reason my parents are dead.
And no one knows the truth-except me.
Now, I'm being dragged into a marriage I never wanted,
To the last person I'd ever choose.
It's political. Strategic. I'm just a pawn in someone else's game.
But I'm done being quiet.
I've spent my whole life carrying guilt.
Now I carry a knife in my boot and secrets in my smile.
Because if I have to marry a monster-
Then I'll become one too.

JAX

I should've stopped it.
Should've said no.
But I didn't.

Because the truth is-I never say no to power.
And this deal?
It's everything I've ever wanted.
Power. Money. Legacy.
And a pretty girl wrapped in silk and secrets..
And once she's mine, I'm not letting her go.
Not even if I have to burn the world to keep her