GUNSHOT

Episode 1 – Gunshot

The ballroom shimmered with crystal chandeliers, golden light spilling over polished marble floors. Both mafia families gathered tonight under the fragile pretense of peace. Cigars smoked, glasses of whiskey clinked, and every whispered word dripped with hidden hostility.

On one side of the room stood the Alvarez family, sleek in tailored black suits, cold eyes watching every move. On the other, the De Luca clan, equally powerful, equally dangerous.

And at the center of it all—

Adrian De Luca. Tall, sharp-jawed, with a predator’s aura. His very presence demanded silence.

And opposite him—

Kai Alvarez. Slimmer, refined but with steel in his gaze, his every movement calculated elegance.

The two heirs locked eyes, and the atmosphere thickened instantly. Everyone knew they despised each other.

Adrian smirked, his voice slicing through the polite chatter.

“So… Alvarez finally crawls out of his father’s shadow. Tell me, Kai, did you need permission to speak tonight—or are you finally pretending to be a man?”

Gasps rippled through the crowd. Heads turned.

Kai’s lips curved into a razor-sharp smile.

“Funny, coming from the De Luca lapdog who hides behind his family’s money. Do you even know how to fight without your father cleaning up your mess?”

The words were venom, but the way their eyes clashed—like fire and gasoline—burned with something more dangerous.

Adrian stepped closer, lowering his glass with a sharp clink.

“Careful, pretty boy. If you keep running your mouth, I might just shut it for you.”

The room froze. For a moment, it felt like violence would erupt right there, blood on marble floors. But before it could spiral further, their fathers barked, forcing the tension down, dragging them apart with stern glares.

To everyone else, it looked like pure hatred.

But neither heir looked away. Not once.

Later that night…

The corridors of the Alvarez estate were silent. Moonlight bled through tall windows, shadows curling along the walls.

Kai slipped away from the crowd, footsteps soundless on polished floors. But before he reached his private suite—

A hand grabbed his wrist.

He spun, ready to fight—

Adrian.

Their bodies pressed close, hidden in the dark. The De Luca heir’s smirk had vanished, replaced with a raw hunger that only Kai ever got to see.

“You almost slipped tonight,” Adrian hissed, voice low, rough against Kai’s ear. “One more word and they’ll start suspecting something.”

Kai’s eyes narrowed, though his pulse betrayed him.

“Maybe I want them to suspect. Maybe I’m tired of playing this stupid game.”

Adrian’s grip tightened, pulling him flush against his chest.

“You don’t get to decide that, Kai.” His breath was hot, his words a dangerous promise. “This—” his thumb brushed against Kai’s lips, “—stays between us. No one can know.”

Kai’s laugh was sharp, trembling with both defiance and desire.

“Then shut me up, De Luca.”

And just like that, Adrian’s mouth crashed onto his, fierce and bruising. It wasn’t love—it was war in the form of a kiss. Desperation disguised as violence.

Kai melted against him, fingers twisting in Adrian’s suit, pulling him closer, deeper, like he couldn’t breathe without him.

When they finally tore apart, panting, Kai’s voice broke the silence:

“One day, Adrian… someone’s going to see. And when they do—this little secret of ours will destroy everything.”

Adrian smirked, eyes blazing.

“Then let it. I’d burn the world before I give you up.”

✨ Cliffhanger: The sound of footsteps echoed at the end of the corridor. Someone was coming.

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