Secrets under the shadows
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Last published Thu, Oct 23, 2025
They say the past always comes back to haunt you.
For Alizeh Jaffers, it comes back wearing the face of the man she buried.
Eight years ago, Alizeh Jaffers, the Deadly Beauty stood beside Adam La Barbara, the ruthless and magnetic Mafia king of New York. Together, they carried an empire towards its success-until the Montero Family tore it apart in one brutal night of blood and betrayal. Adam, his brother, and Alizeh's sworn sister were all killed, leaving behind one sole survivor: Elena.
Fueled by revenge, Alizeh wiped out the Montero leader herself and took the La Barbara throne. She swore never to love again.
Now, Eight years later, Elena lives a normal life-just a smart, sarcastic 13-year-old with no idea her "adoptive mom" runs one of the most feared Mafia families in the world.
Everything changes when whispers spread about a new Montero boss-
Jonathan De Montero.
And when Alizeh sees him... her heart stops.
Because Jonathan looks exactly like Adam.
Same voice. Same eyes. Same danger.
But this man isn't her Adam-or is he?
Caught between the ghost of the man she loved and the threat of the enemy she destroyed, Alizeh must decide what's real and what's revenge.
And as the war between the Monteros and the La Barbaras ignites again, little does she know-
Elena's bloodline is the key to it all.
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