Captive of the mafia boss

the engine filled the silence. Isabella sat in the back seat, her thoughts spinning. The sharp sc

g slightly, as if ready to move at any moment. He had pulled her away fr

reaking the silence. Her voice felt too loud in the

ead. "The DeMarcos know you're here. They won't stop until they find

t five years trying to escape their world, trying to forget the

not sure how to voice the thousa

," Luca replied, his voice low and cryptic. "You

a what he meant, but the threat i

things left unsaid. She wavered between gratitude for his intervention and frustration at his cryptic, c

been looking for you for years. It's not just ab

aught. "What

etrayal was the worst part? You have no idea. Your blood ties you to so

, her mind racing. "What

oad, his face unreadable. "You'll find ou

rts. The tension between them was clear, and Isabella could feel her pulse beating in her ears. She had always p

looked around, her senses on high alert. This wasn't a place she rec

se more than anything else. The windows were dark, and the heavy steel door at the ent

ned back, exhaling slowly. "Welcom

faced dangerous men before, and Luca Moretti-despite his cold cha

d of man who didn't need words to command attention. She followed, her heels clicking a

The low murmur of voices filled the air as Isabella scanned the room. Groups of men stood talking, some in suits, others dressed more casually, but al

side, a desk sat covered in scattered documents, a few empty chairs placed around it. But it

older brother. The true

s voice deceptively warm. "I was wonderi

e again, Maximus DeMarco topped the list. He was a predator in every sense-cold, calculating, an

fford to show fear

him, defiance masking the tremor in

nerving. "What do I want? I want answe

ugh the room, firm and final. "Don't waste yo

emained just as sharp. "You're wrong,

know? What had her father done that tied her t

not just the daughter of a man who betrayed us, Isabella

unwavering. "You don't even know your own power,

er, making the room feel smaller and suffocating. She wasn't sure what kind of gam