The Mafia Boss's Hidden Bride

The air in the ballroom is thick with the murmur of conversation and the rustle of expensive fabrics. You stand beside your adoptive parents, offering polite smiles to yet another couple you barely register. Every face looks the same in this suffocating world of forced pleasantries and strategic alliances.

Your mother's sharp whisper cuts through the din, a familiar warning to maintain your posture. Just as you brace yourself for another tedious introduction, a hush falls over the room. The grand doors swing open, and the legendary Leonardo Russo enters, his presence commanding immediate silence and fear.

He is a man spoken of in hushed tones, a figure of power and intimidation. As everyone around you bows their heads in respect, you find yourself frozen, inexplicably meeting his gaze across the crowded room. A jolt of fear, and something else you can't quite name, courses through you.