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n Matteo's penthouse, the city's sprawling lights flickering below like a restless sea trapped in glass. Matteo moved around the room like he owned every inch - a shadow carved in silk and danger.

think dragging me into some mafia drama is going to end well?" He paused, never taking his

ings," he said quietly, voice

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ke smoke curling in the dim light

girlfriend," I said carefully, "jus

," Matteo corrected, t

him uneasy. Confuse

n. Like I was dange

The confidence annoyed me, made my skin flush for reasons I couldn't name. "I'm not sleeping with anyon

ake him want what he can't have,"

ealous, angry,

rp angles of his face, the way his dark eyes hel

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n, and every head tu

at's power. And power is what I need." The co

oice steady. "After Luca falls for the act?" "You

He smiled - slow, dangerous, like a shadow

th a quiet clink. Matteo stepped closer, voice dropping to a low growl. "Then you better make sure you don't miss." My pulse jumped - not from fear, but adrenaline. I met his ga

lding. One with no rules but power and survival. I wasn't sure what I'd just agreed to, or if I'd made a d

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od. The sharp ones are harder to break. But they

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to learn the rules - fast. A

on secrets and lies. Matteo poured himself another drink, the ice clinking like a warning. I looked out the window, the glittering skyl

eo's gaze held mine with a promise - not of safety, but of challenge. Somewhere in the distance,

into his world-I was re