episode 1
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Chapter 1 – The Offer
The air in the D’Amato mansion always smelled faintly of roses and gunpowder.
Elliot sat stiffly on the velvet sofa, his fingers twisted together until his knuckles ached. The grand room around him was silent, except for the slow ticking of the antique clock on the wall. He had never been in a place so beautiful… or so suffocating.
The woman across from him—Isabella D’Amato—watched him like a hawk eyeing fragile prey. Her black dress was immaculate, her hair pulled tight, and her smile held the kind of elegance that came with power…and the threat of it.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
I heard your brother is in hospital
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She said, her voice smooth but cold.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
A shame. The bills must be… overwhelming.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
They are. But I’ll find a way-----
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
You won't
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Isabella cut in , her tone final
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
But i can help you
Her words felt like a hook thrown into his chest.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
What do you mean?
She leaned forward, her perfume sharp and expensive.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
I will pay for every hospital bill. Your brother will have the best doctors, the finest treatment. In return, you will marry my son.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
Marry?
Isabella’s smile widened, but there was nothing warm in it.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
Rafael. My youngest. You’ve heard of him, I’m sure.
Everyone had heard of Rafael D’Amato—the rumors were whispered in bars, spoken in fear. The man who killed for sport. The man who tortured enemies—and sometimes friends—just to see them break.
Elliot’s stomach twisted.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
Why… me?
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
Because my son has no discipline. No control. He is reckless, dangerous, and I will not have the family name dragged through the mud. You… you are soft. Gentle. Perhaps you will tame him.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
And if I say no?
For the first time, her smile disappeared.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
Then your brother’s treatment ends today.”
The world seemed to tilt. His pulse roared in his ears. He saw his brother’s pale, unmoving face in the hospital bed and felt his chest tighten.
Elliot knew she was buying him—owning him. But he also knew he had no choice.
Elliot Rivers ( mc )
I’ll do it.
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Meanwhile — elsewhere in the mansion
Rafael stood in his office, glass of whiskey in hand, while Isabella’s words rang in his ears.
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
You will marry this boy. And you will behave. Or I will cut you out of the family entirely.
He laughed, low and dangerous.
Rafael D’Amato🖤( ml )
You think a wedding ring will stop me from doing what I want?
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
I think,
Isabella D’Amato( ml mom )
that you have grown too wild. And I will leash you, Rafael. Even if I have to tie you to someone so fragile that killing them would ruin you
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Rafael’s eyes glinted.
Rafael D’Amato🖤( ml )
Then I’ll just have to see how much it takes before he breaks.
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