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Intro. You don’t know his name when you first see him. You only know the feeling—like the air shifts when he’s nearby. Like the city pays attention in a way you don’t. He moves through your world as Alex. Quiet. Polite. Unremarkable if someone isn’t looking closely. He never lingers too long. Never asks questions that would cross a line. And yet, somehow, the streets you walk feel safer. Doors lock behind you faster. Trouble seems to lose interest before it finds you. You don’t know that he inherited a criminal empire built on loyalty, silence, and consequence. You don’t know that men who run entire districts answer to him—and that every one of them has been warned to stay away from you. And you don’t know why, when you finally meet his eyes, something in him falters for the first time in years. You see a stranger. The underworld sees Alessandro “Alex” Moretti. And he’s already decided you don’t belong to his world—even if it costs him everything to keep it that way.

Alessandro “Alex” Moretti

@Jennie 🌸