Blood and Moonlight

ch to process, and yet, somehow, it made perfect sense. Luca wasn't just the heir to a powerful mafia family-he was the leader of a pack of wolves. And that meant eve

pped closer to her, his eyes burning with intensity, but his posture was rigid, as though he was holding

n crashing down on her chest. "I never asked for this. I never asked t

ening as he took a step back. He looked at her for a long moment, as if weigh

a whisper. "I didn't ask for this life. I didn't ask to be the

ctions, he had been the confident, composed mafia heir-the untouchable man who was always in control. But now, i

oice thick with emotion. "Why did you agree to marry m

He opened his mouth as though to say something, but then stopped, his lips presse

You think I wanted to bind you to me like this? But my father's expectations... the pa

rategic alliance between the two families. But to hear Luca speak so honestly about his own burdens, his own sense of being trapped, stirred so

repeated softly, as though tasti

mething she couldn't name-pain, regret, perhaps

ry beat of their hearts. Alessia could feel the weight of their shared reality-two people ca

could face it together. The road ahead would be dangerous, and the world they lived in was one tha

nally, her voice steady but uncertain. "But I d

were nearly touching. He reached out, his hand hovering in the air for just a moment before gently cupping her cheek. The warmth

e low and raw. "Are you sure you wan

r, or even if she would survive the trials that lay ahead. But in that moment, she understood one thing: her bond with Luca was inevitable. Wh

her voice steady. "I'm su

eliberate motion. His lips parted slightly, his eyes darkening with desire, but the

"But I fear the world we live in might. And

jaw. She didn't know what the future held either, but in this moment, with Luca

she said softly. "We have

unspoken promise between them. The kiss deepened, a surge of heat flooding through them both as the world outside seemed to fade away. For a brief mo

t to face returned with full force. Luca was the alpha of the Umbra Pack, and Alessia, whether she l

s voice raw with emotion, "I will

idn't know what the future held, but for the first time in a long while, she felt

e world in its cold, silver light, Alessia knew that no matte