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Star-Crossed Legacy

The Ricca crime family has a magical ancestry, one that manifests in prophetic dreams and secret abilities. Vanessa, the sheltered princess of this magical mafia family, can see others' secrets. She calls this her "shadow vision." No one is supposed to know about it, because it's an ability that would get her killed. Ivan Volkov, the heir to a Russian crime family, discovers Vanessa's secret and wants to use it to find a traitor in his crew. Vanessa is taken and forced to live with Ivan and his cousin Dominik until she can provide them with the traitor's name. But the man betraying Ivan is the one person immune to Vanessa's gift. He's also the one person Ivan would never expect: his cousin. Dominik and Vanessa are fated in this enemies to lovers story of mystery, magic, and mafia. In order to overcome the darkest evil and help Ivan's victims, they need to let go of their distrust, secrets, and give in to scariest, strongest thing either of them has encountered: each other. A CEO of Seduction sequel and standalone. Published exclusively on Webnovel.

emme_z · Urban
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131 Chs

Milaya, Amore Mio

- VANESSA -

The whole way Dominik carries me through the woods, my mind is filled with peaceful silence. No memories of what happened are pressing into me, making themselves a permanent part of my memory. I'll never forget it, but the extra haunting layer has been removed. Dominik has exorcised it with his presence. 

I'm glad he doesn't have a shadow. I hope he doesn't. I never want to see that happen again. 

The truth behind that desperate thought forms into three words that start coming forth, wanting to be said. The confession gets so close—right in my mouth. Right on the edge of my tongue. 

I love you. That's what I want to say. I love you. I love you. I love you.

But I keep it to myself. It doesn't matter if Dominik doesn't feel that way or doesn't say it back, because the deep truth of that emotion remains, and it doesn't require a return. It will continue to be true without one. But it isn't the time.