PARVEL: I used to think fear was normal—just part of life in this quiet town plagued by mafia violence. I worked nights at La Table Étoilée, kept to myself, and endured hands that shouldn’t touch me. Then came him. He changed everything. One cold glare, one sinister presence, and suddenly I wasn’t invisible anymore. I tried to stay small. To stay safe. But now… they’ve marked me. Because once you’ve been bounded by him, escape isn’t an option. ENZO: They call me dangerous. Ruthless. The mafia’s ghost—seen only by those who don’t live long enough to tell. I don’t get attached. I don’t protect. I don’t care. Until I see him. Parvel. Timid. Delicate. The kind of man who shy’s away from eye contact and flinches at a raised voice. He’s everything I don’t understand—and everything I suddenly need to possess. I didn’t plan to take him. But now that I have, I won’t let him go. Even if he hates me for it.