THE GHOST IN THE GRANITE
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Last published Thu, Jun 25, 2026
In the cold, marble halls of the Valenti estate, secrets don't just stay buried-they breathe. Elara thought she was being taken for ransom, a pawn in a blood-soaked mafia war. But Dante Valenti, the man they call 'Il Diavolo,' has a much darker endgame. He doesn't just want her family's ruin; he wants her soul to fracture in the dark.
Between the ghostly whispers in the walls at 3:00 AM and the suffocating heat of Dante's possessive touch, Elara is trapped in a gilded cage built on bones. But Dante made one mistake: he underestimated the fire of a woman with nothing left to lose.
He wants a captive. She wants a funeral. In this game of shadows and sins, the only way out is to become the very monster you fear.
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