In the underworld of Italy's most feared mafia, Ian Romero is a king - ruthless, cold, and untouchable. Molded by a father who showed no love, only control, Ian was raised to lead with an iron fist, not feel with a fragile heart. That is, until one mission throws him into the path of a mysterious, dangerous man named Alexander Volkov.
Alexander is no ordinary stranger. With a sharp mind, a body carved by war, and eyes that see too much, he pierces straight through Ian's armor. Their connection is instant, raw, and terrifying. Ian wants to hate him. Instead, he ends up in his bed - and eventually, under his gaze, in his heart.
But when a night of uncontrollable passion leads to an impossible outcome - Ian finds himself *pregnant* - everything begins to unravel.
His father, disgusted by the truth, disowns him. His gang questions his leadership. The world he built starts to collapse.
With nowhere else to go, Ian runs... straight into Alexander's arms.
But love in the mafia world is dangerous. Secrets have teeth. Enemies are closing in. And what grows inside Ian isn't just life - it's a symbol of everything the world wants to destroy.
Can Ian survive long enough to protect what he never expected to want?
Or will everything he is - and everything he loves - be torn from him?
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**🔥 Dark. Tender. Addictive.**
*Beneath His Gaze* is a steamy, emotionally charged gay mafia romance with **mpreg**, betrayal, found family, and forbidden desire.
Perfect for fans of dark romance with vulnerable strength, powerful chemistry, and a touch of the impossible.
They were warned never to enter the Valley of Blood. They didn't listen.
Hired by the Romanian government to decode the past and uncover ancient treasures, brilliant cryptologic linguist Myskia Volen joins an elite expedition into the haunted forests of Valea Sângelui, a region whispered to be cursed. Protected by armed forces and equipped with the latest tech, the team expects ruins, maybe bones-not monsters.
But something old and powerful watches from the shadows.
One by one, the team vanishes-hunted by savage, bloodthirsty creatures who answer to only one master.
Dracula.
Awakened from centuries of slumber, Dracula is no myth. He's immortal, merciless, and more than just a predator-he's a prince bound by rage and heartbreak. And he knows Myskia. Not from this life, but from another. A soul he's yearned for. A betrayal he's never forgotten.
Now, marked by fate and blood, Myskia is caught in a deadly spiral of obsession, secrets, and temptation. As Dracula stalks him from the shadows, saving him from the very danger he unleashed, Myskia must uncover the truth of their tangled past... and decide if he will run, fight, or surrender to the darkness calling his name.
In a world where monsters wear the faces of lovers, the real horror isn't what hunts you-it's what awakens inside you.