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THE MAFIA REDEMPTION DANCE.
After witnessing her uncle Santiago's brutal murder, Zara Moreno's world tilts off balance. The only family member who ever supported her passion for dance is gone-taken by men tied to a name she never dared to cross: the Castellan Mafia Family. In the aftermath, a dangerous man named Sultan Moretti offers her a deal. He'll help her get revenge-but it starts with entering the Valencié Dance Academy, an elite institution controlled by the Castellans themselves.Under the pretense of winning a full-ride scholarship, Zara infiltrates the academy. But stepping into Valencié means stepping into the lion's den-especially when she crosses paths with Matteo Castellan, the magnetic yet dangerous heir to the Castellan empire. Matteo is a man of shadows, a prince with secrets-and Zara's ex-boyfriend.Three years ago, Matteo shattered her heart with a cold, unexplained departure. Now, he's colder, powerful, and entangled in a world of blood and betrayal. But when Zara starts pulling threads tied to Santiago's death, Matteo's carefully constructed world begins to crack. He knows exactly what happened that night-and he warns Zara to leave before it's too late. Because this time, love can't save her.At the center of the Castellan empire is Angelo Castellan-Matteo's ruthless father-who built his family's fortune on secrets and backroom dealings. He holds the key to Santiago's death and a web of hospital secrets that could rewrite Zara's past. But Zara's fire doesn't go unnoticed. Instead of silencing her, Angelo makes her a proposal: if she wins the upcoming Golden Swan Dance Competition, he'll tell her everything.The competition becomes a battleground of elegance and obsession, with rivals like Selene Arlotta-Matteo's jealous ex-and Leo Montague, a flirtatious dancer who sees Zara as both a threat and temptation. But danger swirls beyond the stage, and Matteo, torn between loyalty and love, finds himself in a deadly crossfire.As bodies turn up and secrets unravel, Zara must decide: follow Sultan's path of vengeance, or listen to the man who once broke her heart and may now be trying to protect it.In a world where power rules, betrayal runs deep, and dancing is more than art-it's survival-can Zara outstep the shadows, or will she become just another pawn in the Castellan family's deadly game?