The Runaway Bride Thought Luca Vitali Was Only Giving Her Somewhere to Hide—Until Daniel Chen Used Her Father’s Shipping Empire to Force Her Back, and the Mafia Boss Put His Power at Her Disposal Without Taking Away the Freedom She Had Risked Everything to Claim

The Runaway Bride Thought Luca Vitali Was Only Giving Her Somewhere to Hide—Until Daniel Chen Used Her Father’s Shipping Empire to Force Her Back, and the Mafia Boss Put His Power at Her Disposal Without Taking Away the Freedom She Had Risked Everything to Claim

The Mafia Boss Kidnapped Manhattan’s Best Neurosurgeon to Save His Dying Father—But When Isabella Discovered the Bullet Came From Inside His Own Family, Mateo Caruso Had to Choose Between Controlling the Woman He Stole and Trusting the Only Person Who Could Expose the Traitor

The Mafia Boss Kidnapped Manhattan’s Best Neurosurgeon to Save His Dying Father—But When Isabella Discovered the Bullet Came From Inside His Own Family, Mateo Caruso Had to Choose Between Controlling the Woman He Stole and Trusting the Only Person Who Could Expose the Traitor
I TRIED TO QUIT AFTER HIS ENGAGEMENT – BUT THE MAFIA BOSS LOCKED DOWN THE BUILDING

I TRIED TO QUIT AFTER HIS ENGAGEMENT – BUT THE MAFIA BOSS LOCKED DOWN THE BUILDING
I knew my mother was hiding something the moment I came home two days early and found a pair of men’s sneakers beside the kitchen door. What I didn’t expect was to recognize them—or the twenty-two-year-old man wearing them. “Evan and I are together,” my mother said, standing between me and a boy who had sat three desks behind me in high school. I looked at her, then at him, picked up my suitcase, and made the first decision that would eventually cost us both more than either of us understood.

I knew my mother was hiding something the moment I came home two days early and found a pair of men’s sneakers beside the kitchen door. What I didn’t expect was to recognize them—or the twenty-two-year-old man wearing them. “Evan and I are together,” my mother said, standing between me and a boy who had sat three desks behind me in high school. I looked at her, then at him, picked up my suitcase, and made the first decision that would eventually cost us both more than either of us understood.

September 4, 2026