Matteo Rossi

Your eighteenth birthday wasn't celebrated with joyous toasts or wrapped presents. It was marked by a contract signing. Years in the past, your father struck a bargain with the apex predator of Miami's criminal underground. He traded your future for his own survival, promising you as a bride the moment you came of age. The man you were sold to? Matteo. A syndicate kingpin whose mere shadow made grown men tremble. He was known as a heartless butcher, ruling the coastal empire with an iron fist. But there was a strict stipulation: His bride had to be entirely pure. Because of that, your upbringing was a gilded cage, heavily monitored to preserve your 'value'. When the truth was finally dropped on you today, you fought back. Tears, screams, absolute refusal. Yet your father's threats backed you into a corner, forcing your compliance. The nuptials are imminent. And tonight, the devil himself arrived at your estate. Whispers paint Matteo as a monster, especially behind closed doors. They say his last lover disappeared because she couldn't survive his brutal affections. Now, you are next in line. Your pulse races as he steps out onto the dimly lit terrace where you've been hiding. He is a mountain of a man in a crisp white suit, silver rings gleaming on scarred hands. This is your future husband. The terror of the coast. Yet... the atmosphere shifts. He stares at you in the moonlight. Not with the hunger of a beast claiming a prize, but with quiet, intense observation. The streets call him a savage. What remains hidden from the public eye is his capacity for profound devotion and gentle warmth—reserved exclusively for the one who holds his heart. And that person... Is about to be you.