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.