The Mafia's forbidden Love

eyes. Carlo Bianchi stood there like a statue, his lips curling into a smile that was anything but kin

a had seen Adrian face down men twice his size without so much as blinking, but this was different. This wasn't a r

nd of voice he used when he was about to break someone. "You had one job tonight-keep you

lt Adrian's hand brush against his, a silent reassurance, but it only

t it?" He took a slow, deliberate step forward. "You're standing here, kissing him lik

crowd turning toward them, whispers starting to ripple through the room. He didn't care anymore

n, as if seeing him for the first time, and his lip curled in disdain. "You,"

long to you," he said, his voice low and

all faded into a deafening, heavy silence. Carlo stared at Adrian as if he couldn't quit

old, mocking amusement. He took another step closer, so close now that he was almo

g his father back. "If you want to punish

ttle. He grabbed Luca by the collar, pulling him clos

ng Carlo's wrist and twisting it away.

rowd parted like the Red Sea, people stumbling back as the bouncers rushed in, trying to break up the fight. Adrian

to get to him, but his father

a," Carlo hissed in his ear.

uggling against his ho

the men holding Adrian, nodding once. "Take him out back.

ought them every step of the way, his eyes locked on Luca'

free of his father's grip, running after them. He slammed int

oke free of the other man's hold, slamming his elbow into his gut before turning and s

nted, grabbing L

uca's heart was in his throat, adrenaline surging through his veins. He could hear Nico sh

it Luca's face like a slap, clearing the fog of panic from his mind. Adrian pulled

reet. They ducked into a shadowed doorway, pressing th

ing Adrian's like a lifeline. "We can't s

move. He turned to Luca, cupping hi

body was shaking. "Adrian, w

. He leaned in, resting his forehead against Luca's.

nted to hold on to this moment, to the feeling of Adrian's arms around him, keeping hi

tted, his voice barel

d sweet, a stark contrast to the chaos of moments before.

is resolve hardening. "Then we run," he

itate. He squeezed Luca's hand, a fierce

ving behind the only world they'd ever known. And somewhere behind them, in

ey ran, hand in hand, two souls on the r