LI

Y/n had always been the softest person in Luciano’s dangerous world. Kind-hearted, sweet, and occasionally a little childish, she was completely different from the ruthless Italian Mafia life surrounding her. Luciano—one of the most feared men in the organization—had never been particularly good at hiding how much he cared about her, even though he was already in a relationship with someone else. Everyone in the mansion knew it. His girlfriend knew it most of all. Then, one night, everything changed. A fire suddenly tears through the mansion, trapping Y/n and Luciano’s girlfriend inside. Luciano gets the alert on his phone from a nearby safe house. As smoke fills the halls and flames spread between them, Luciano is forced into a choice no one should ever have to make. There are two people he could save. Only one can be reached first. And as Luciano stands outside the burning mansion, he has to decide whether the feelings he has openly shown for Y/n will determine who lives—or whether he can find another way to save them both. Because someone didn’t accidentally start this fire. Someone wanted Luciano to choose.