18 parts Complete MatureGenre:
Dark Romance • Mafia • Enemies to Lovers • Slow Burn • Psychological Thriller
Tone:
Moody, intimate, and cinematic - think danger and desire intertwined. Set in Italy's criminal underworld, where every secret costs blood and every touch burns.
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In a city where loyalty is death and love is the ultimate weakness, two killers must decide what they're willing to destroy-and who they're willing to save.
She came to end his life. He might be the one to save hers.
Setting
Modern-day Naples, Italy.
The world of The Serpent is drenched in shadows-grand villas on the Amalfi coast hiding brutal empires. The air smells of salt, smoke, and secrets. It's both beautiful and dangerous: marble halls with blood beneath the floorboards.
Main Characters:
Lilith Haynes - 17.
An assassin-for-hire known for her silence and precision. She's covered in tattoos-each one marking a kill or a memory-and bears a scar across her back, a souvenir from escaping her abusive father. Outwardly composed, inwardly fractured, Lilith uses violence as control. She hides a deep capacity for love behind a wall of ice and sarcasm.
Her code: Don't get attached. Don't get caught. Don't feel.
But Cameron Nikolai will unravel all three.
Cameron Nikolai - 18.
Mafia don of the Nikolai Syndicate. Of mixed Italian and Russian descent, Cameron is a paradox-brutal and calculating in business, but deeply loyal to those he protects. His empire was built on revenge after his family's slaughter years ago. He's charming, strategic, and dangerous; he laughs easily but trusts no one.