Chapter 1
AVA
It was nearly midnight when the last customer shuffled out of the flower shop, leaving behind the usual scent of wilted lilies...
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Ava’s world is crumbling, and Luca needs a bride. There are worst things than a marriage of convience with a mafia billionaire. Drowning in her father's debts, Ava’s desperate for a way out - until a chance encounter with the city's notorious crime boss, Luca Moretti, presents an impossible offer. Marry Luca for one year, and he'll make her financial troubles disappear. As the powerful head of a vast criminal empire, Luca needs someone he can trust to be his public face, someone who can navigate the treacherous world of high society on his arm. And Ava, invisible to the world but not to him, is the perfect candidate. It's a devil's bargain. What she doesn't expect is to find herself drawn to Luca's raw power and the fierce protectiveness that lies beneath his cold, ruthless exterior. As their arrangement becomes something more, Ava is swept into the dangerous underbelly of Luca's criminal world. When his enemies seek to use Ava against him, Luca must make an agonizing choice - push her away to keep her safe, or risk everything to hold onto the only light in his dark, violent life. Ava refuses to be a pawn, determined to stand by Luca's side and fight for their love. As the battle lines are drawn, Ava and Luca put it all on the line - their empire, their future, and the very lives they've built together. Will the gamble pay off or lose it all?
AVA
It was nearly midnight when the last customer shuffled out of the flower shop, leaving behind the usual scent of wilted lilies...
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