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The south of France had always been her refuge. Far from shadowy alliances, secret meetings, and the families that ruled in the shadows, she had built a simple, almost peaceful life here. A secluded house among the pine trees, with the distant sound of waves and the freedom she had wrested from her family name. As the daughter of Don Varela da Costa, however, she was well aware of the unspoken rule that still bound her fate to her family’s: the day her father called, she would have to answer. That day came in the dead of night. His deep voice came through the phone with a calmness that never boded well. — I need you. An attack had struck one of their allied families. Several men were killed. Only one survived, gravely wounded: Marco Sartène. A familiar name. An even worse reputation. Young, heir to a powerful dynasty, breathtakingly handsome, and dangerous enough to freeze your blood. He was to disappear. The police were already scouring ports, roads, and the villas of their allies. Her father had found only one hiding place improbable enough: her home. When the black car pulled up outside her house, the night seemed to hold its breath. Marco stepped out, assisted by two men, his shirt open and stained with blood, his jaw clenched despite the pain. Even wounded, he exuded an almost animalistic power. His eyes met hers. Brutal. Intense. An electric silence. She disliked what he represented. He hated being at the mercy of a stranger. And yet, something passed between them from the very first second. An immediate attraction neither of them was ready to admit. They were opposites in every way: she, free and independent; he, impulsive, dominant, shaped by violence and power. But now, they would have to share the same roof. Then his eyes fall on you. Dark. Calm. Dangerous. — So it’s you who’s supposed to hide me? His deep voice washes over you. — I had no choice, after all.