The Mafia’s Forbidden Bride: I Was Never to Love the Ruthless Don Who Swore He Would Never Fall for Me, Until Forever

The Mafia’s Forbidden BrideThe first time Isabella Moretti sees Dante Romano, she is staring down the barrel of his gun.The most feared mafia boss in the city has never been known for mercy. Dante Romano built his empire through blood, fear, and betrayal. Cold, calculating, and ruthless, he trusts no one—not even the people who share his blood. To Dante, love is a weakness, and weakness gets people killed.Isabella has spent her entire life trying to stay away from the criminal world. She wants nothing to do with her father's business, the dangerous men who visit their mansion, or the secrets her family keeps locked behind closed doors. All she wants is a normal life far away from the violence.But one night changes everything.After accidentally witnessing a murder committed by the Romano family, Isabella becomes a target. Dante is ordered to silence her before she can reveal what she knows.He has every reason to kill her.Instead, he makes her an offer she cannot refuse.Marriage.A powerful enemy family has declared war on the Romanos, and the only way to prevent an all-out bloodbath is through an arranged marriage. Isabella's family has made a deal with Dante's father, promising her hand in exchange for protection.Isabella refuses.She hates Dante.She hates the way he looks at her as though he already owns her. She hates the coldness in his voice and the darkness that follows him everywhere. Most of all, she hates the fact that the one man she should fear is the only man standing between her and death.Dante doesn't want a wife.He wants control.And Isabella is the last woman he should ever choose.Because she is forbidden.Her family is connected to the very betrayal that nearly destroyed the Romano empire years ago. If Dante discovers the truth, Isabella's life will be over. But the closer he gets to her, the harder it becomes to separate the woman he is supposed to use from the woman he is beginning to love.Their wedding is supposed to be nothing more than a business arrangement.No feelings.No trust.No intimacy.And absolutely no love.But living under the same roof changes everything.Dante begins to see the woman behind Isabella's fear—the woman who refuses to bow to him, challenges his decisions, and looks at him without fear even when everyone else trembles in his presence.Isabella begins to discover another side of the ruthless Don. Beneath the violence is a man haunted by his past, carrying wounds he refuses to show anyone. A man who would rather be feared than loved because he believes everyone he loves eventually dies.Then someone starts targeting Isabella.Threatening messages appear.People close to her begin disappearing.Enemies who should have been dead for years suddenly return.And Dante realizes that Isabella wasn't brought into his world by accident.Someone wanted her inside the Romano mansion.Someone knew exactly what would happen when Dante fell for her.As the danger grows, Dante becomes dangerously protective of his forbidden bride. He will destroy anyone who touches her, even if it means starting a war that could bring down his entire empire.But Isabella discovers a devastating secret.Her father's disappearance wasn't an accident.The murder she witnessed wasn't random.And her marriage to Dante was planned long before she ever met him.Someone has been manipulating both families from the shadows, using Isabella and Dante as pieces in a game that has been going on for years.Now Isabella must decide who she can trust.Her family?Her husband?Or herself?Because the truth could destroy everything.Dante promised himself he would never love Isabella.Isabella promised herself she would never surrender her heart to a monster.But promises mean nothing when desire becomes stronger than hatred.And when the final secret is revealed, Isabella will have to choose between the family she was born into and the man she was never supposed to love.Dante may be the most dangerous man in the city.He may be feared by kings, politicians, and criminals alike.But there is one thing even the ruthless Mafia Don cannot control.His heart.And Isabella Moretti has become its greatest weakness.She was never supposed to be his wife.She was never supposed to survive.She was never supposed to become his queen.Most importantly…She was never supposed to become the one person he would burn the entire world down to protect.But in the mafia, love always comes with a price.And someone is going to pay it in blood.