Prologue
Belinda Mia Donovan, known to everyone as Bella, was a woman who lived by one rule: always be in control. Never let them know your next move, especially when it came to relationships.
Ever since her older brother, June, died, she had never allowed any man to make decisions for her—except her father.
But when her younger brother, James, fell into debt with Michael B.M., one of the most dangerous men in town, Bella's carefully controlled world began to unravel.
Michael was relentless. Powerful. And he had his own way of calling her "Mia Bella," a name that made her blood run cold while making her heart betray her at the same time.
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""What do you want this time again?" I asked, keeping my voice steady, though my body trembled.
"You know what I want, Mia Bella," he said, stepping closer.
My back pressed against the wall as I instinctively backed away, trying to put some distance between us, as if I couldn't trust myself this close to him. I was trapped between him and the cold surface.
"I... I have no idea what you're talking about, Michael," I stammered, my entire body trembling—not out of fear. He wouldn't hurt me, but because I never knew what he was going to do next.
"It's you I want, Mia Bella. I've always wanted you."
Before I could even respond, he claimed my lips.
I had nowhere to run...
