Her Sari, His Sin

#3 ceoxstudent
#6 italianxindian
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ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥

Marco De Luca was not a man who believed in mercy.

As the ruthless heir to Italy's most feared mafia empire, he ruled through silence, precision, and blood-bound loyalty. His name alone was enough to end negotiations. His enemies feared him. His allies never questioned him.

Then Kanika Singhania walked into his world.

Draped in a simple sari, eyes full of quiet innocence, she didn't belong in a room filled with power, politics, and predators. She wasn't meant for a man like him - a man whose hands had signed deals in blood and broken empires without blinking.

She was light.
He was darkness.

She believed in goodness.
He believed in control.

What was supposed to be a strategic alliance between families becomes something far more dangerous when Marco finds himself watching her too closely... protecting her too fiercely... wanting her too much.

Kanika doesn't understand the violence behind his calm stare.
Marco doesn't understand why the sight of her trembling fingers makes him want to burn the world down.

In his life, love is a weakness.
In her life, love is sacred.

But when innocence collides with sin, only one thing is certain-

He will either ruin her...

Or she will become the only thing powerful enough to undo him.

And Marco De Luca has never feared anything.

Until Kanika.