Checkmate
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Last published Fri, Jul 25, 2025
„Loving him means marrying Marcello"
Rose Coronata was a girl like many of us - a girl with a broken heart, shattered in pieces, but still a lover girl deep down.
Nathan Luxe is the heir to the Luxe legacy. Arrogant, selfish, and completely focused on his rising soccer career. But it's hard to stay focused when you're hiding things - from his coaches, his family, and even the girl he once loved. What happens when those secrets catch up to him? Will he be able to outrun them?
Marcello Finezza is a man of his word. In his world, if you don't have loyalty, you have nothing. He's a simple man - until one encounter changes everything. From the moment he met her, he couldn't forget her. He gave her his unspoken promise to protect her.
But what if love and business don't mix?
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