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Summary of Crave-in In the shadows of Rome's blood-soaked streets, Alessandro Moretti-the ruthless and untouchable 28-year-old mafia don-rules with iron precision. Feared as Il Fantasma for his ghost-like killings and cold mind, he is unbreakable, unloving, and unchallenged. Until he meets her. Elena Caruso, 25, is a beautiful but broken woman fleeing a haunting past. When she's accidentally caught in a mafia skirmish, Alessandro saves her life-or perhaps, claims it. What begins as a dangerous attraction turns into something deeper. Elena, soft and silent at first, begins to adapt, evolve, and eventually master the brutal world that surrounds her. But Elena's transformation threatens more than hearts-it threatens power. Enter Valeria Bianchi, a venomous beauty from a powerful mafia bloodline, once promised to Alessandro and obsessed with reclaiming what she believes is hers. Her hatred for Elena turns into obsession as she aligns herself with Dario Romano, Alessandro's oldest friend turned traitor, who will stop at nothing to take the empire-and Elena-for himself. As enemies close in and betrayals cut deep, Alessandro must choose between absolute control... and the woman who's become his only weakness. What none of them know is that Elena has secrets of her own-ones that will flip the power balance forever. In a world of blood, passion, and loyalty, love isn't the prize. It's the war. And when the dust settles, only one woman will stand beside the king.

Chapter 1 ll Fantasma(The Ghost)

The rain painted Rome in silver streaks as Alessandro Moretti stepped out of the black Maserati. He moved like a storm-silent, cold, and absolute. The leather of his gloves creaked slightly as he adjusted the cuff of his tailored coat. People didn't look at him directly. They never did.

"Target is inside," Marco said, his voice calm over the earpiece.

Alessandro didn't respond. He didn't need to. Two minutes later, a gunshot echoed from inside the stone building, muffled by a silencer. When he stepped back outside, there wasn't a drop of blood on his clothes, but the air was thick with finality.

ll Fantasma. The Ghost. That's what they called him in whispers.

His driver started the car, but before he could close the door, a scream split through the air. A black SUV had slammed into a café two blocks away. Flames licked the edges of the street. Alessandro's eyes locked on the chaos-but something else caught his attention.

A woman. She was crawling out of the debris, blood smeared on her forehead, eyes wide with shock. Not screaming. Not crying. Just crawling, dazed, toward nothing.

"Wait," Alessandro said. His driver froze.

He approached her slowly, cautiously. Civilians were screaming, running. Sirens echoed faintly in the distance. But all Alessandro saw was the woman.

She collapsed.

He crouched beside her. "Can you hear me?"

She blinked. Beautiful. Fragile. Her lips parted slightly, but no words came.

Alessandro looked to Marco, who had followed. "Bring her."

"What? Boss, we don't know who-"

"Now."

As he walked back to the car, Alessandro didn't understand why he was taking her. It was illogical. Dangerous. But something about her silence unnerved him more than bullets ever had.

Inside the car, the woman leaned against the seat, unconscious. Her pulse was steady. Her name, he would learn later, was Elena Caruso.

He didn't know it yet, but she was going to ruin everything.

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