Lilah Vitale hasn't spoken a word since she was seven years old-since the night the Russians stole her voice, her safety, and her childhood. Now grown and deadly in her own right, she moves through the Italian mafia world like a shadow: silent, calculating, impossible to predict. Her hands speak for her, her eyes warn for her, and her silence has become both her armor and her weapon.
Mikhailo Bianchi has been her rival for years. The heir to a powerful enemy family, he's sharp, ruthless, and infuriatingly observant. To Lilah, he's nothing but a threat with a charming smile. To Mikhailo, she is an enigma he can't stay away from-especially because he secretly understands every word she signs. But he keeps that knowledge hidden, waiting, watching... playing a game she doesn't know she's in.
When the Russians resurface-stronger, bloodthirsty, and targeting her family-Lilah's world collapses overnight. Her family falls around her, leaving her bleeding, broken, and desperate for vengeance. With no one left to trust, she's forced to turn to the one man she swore she'd never rely on.
Mikhailo.
Bleeding on his doorstep in the pouring rain, Lilah speaks her first word in years-his name-before the darkness takes her.
Bound by a common enemy, tangled in a web of old wounds and new dangers, Lilah and Mikhailo must navigate loyalty, betrayal, and an attraction they both refuse to acknowledge. Because in their world, love is a risk, trust is a weapon, and silence can be deadlier than any bullet.
And Lilah is done being quiet.
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"You're mine, Jeea. Don't ever forget that." His voice is a siren, enchanting me, making me dizzy with the need to be close to him.
"I know, Mr. Rathore. And you're mine." I peck his lips and he squeezes my neck in return. I can still feel the embers of his angry, lying just below the surface of his skin.
"Always, jaan. It's a pleasure to be yours." His lips meet mine in a slow kiss which quickly turns into something passionate, neither of us willing to back down. I take his anger that he drowns into this kiss and show him my love in return.
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Jeea Mehta has always lived in the shadow of her perfect older sister. But when a twist of fate forces her to marry Dhruv Singh Rathore-a wealthy, enigmatic man who was once promised to her sister-Jeea finds herself caught in a marriage she never wanted and a life she doesn't understand.
But Dhruv is not an easy man to please. He's distant, ruthless, and heartbreakingly unattainable. And yet, beneath his icy exterior, Jeea glimpses something more-something that makes her heart betray her at every turn.
As hidden truths unravel and undeniable chemistry ignites, Jeea finds herself caught in a dangerous game of love and resentment. Because while she was never meant to be his bride... she might just become something even more unexpected-his weakness.
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