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She ran from the city once.
Now she is back to steal from the man who ruled it.
Celine prides herself on being untouchable. Smart. Controlled. Always three steps ahead. Returning to the glittering empire she left behind is just another calculated risk, even if that empire belongs to Marcello Moretti, the man she once abandoned and swore she would never face again.
Moonlight, his infamous jewel box of a nightclub, is only the beginning.
With her fiercely loyal brother Adrian at her side, Celine sets out to take something priceless and disappear. What she calls a simple robbery is really the first move in a much longer game, one she insists is about money and nothing else.
Marcello watches from the shadows.
Power, obsession, and unspoken history tighten around her as he begins to suspect the truth. Adrian becomes both accomplice and conscience, the one person who still believes in her even when her choices cut sharp. And Celine remains blind to the damage she leaves behind, convinced that manipulation is strategy and detachment is strength.
But some men do not forget.
And some cities do not let you leave untouched twice.
This is a story about arrogance and devotion.
About love that curdles into control.
About a woman who thinks she is winning a game that has only just begun.