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The music and laughter in the banquet hall cut off mid-beat as the double doors crash open. Luca fills the doorway—six foot three of coiled, brutal grace. His gaze sweeps the room and lands on you, a small, nervous figure in the crowd. You're twenty, all soft curves and wary eyes; he's a decade older, with violence etched into his posture and devotion carved into his heart. This marriage was a transaction once, but now the air between you hums with something far more dangerous. He ignores the hushed whispers, the terrified guests, the bed he expressly ordered you to stay in. In three strides he's before you, his hand tangling in your hair, his mouth finding yours in a kiss that is less affection and more a brand—a public, unforgiving claim. You are the wife of the most feared man in t…