crimson vows

The city feared two names.

Aveline Moretti.

Adrian De Luca.

Their families had been at war for fifteen years.

Blood for blood.

Territory for territory.

No mercy.

And tonight—

They were forced into the same room.

The First Meeting

The chandelier above the underground casino glittered like a crown.

Aveline stepped inside wearing black silk and cold confidence.

Every guard straightened. Every whisper stopped.

Adrian leaned against the balcony railing, watching her like a hunter watches fire.

“So the Moretti princess finally shows herself,” he said lazily.

She didn’t look impressed.

“You’re in my city, De Luca.”

He smiled. “For now.”

The tension between them wasn’t just hatred.

It was challenge.

The Kidnapping That Changed Everything

Three nights later, Aveline was ambushed.

Not by De Luca.

By a third family trying to wipe them both out.

When she woke up, her hands were tied to a chair in an abandoned warehouse.

The door creaked open.

Adrian walked in.

She glared. “Come to finish what your father started?”

He cut the ropes instead.

“No,” he said calmly. “I came to stop it.”

Gunshots erupted outside. Chaos.

Adrian grabbed her wrist.

“Stay behind me.”

“I don’t take orders.”

“You will tonight.”

They fought back to back — bullets, broken glass, smoke filling the air.

For the first time—

They weren’t enemies.

They were survival.

The Shift

after that night, something changed.

Meetings became quieter.

Arguments became less sharp.

Their hatred had cracks in it.

One evening, she found him alone in his office, shirt stained with blood from a gunshot wound.

“You’re reckless,” she muttered, grabbing the first-aid kit.

“You’re worried,” he replied.

“I’m strategic.”

He smirked but winced when she cleaned the wound.

Her fingers lingered a second too long.

His voice dropped.

“You should hate me.”

“I do.”

“Liar.”

The air thickened.

His hand brushed her waist — testing.

She didn’t step back.

That was the first mistake.

Or the best decision.

The Betrayal

When her father found out about their secret meetings, he gave her one command:

“Kill Adrian. End this war.”

She had the chance.

He was alone on the rooftop of his penthouse.

Gun in her hand.

Wind in her hair.

He turned slowly.

“If you’re going to shoot,” he said softly, “don’t hesitate.”

Her finger trembled.

She remembered him shielding her.

Fighting beside her.

Looking at her like she was more than a rival.

She lowered the gun.

“I can’t.”

He stepped closer.

“You choosing me means choosing war.”

She met his eyes.

“Then let them burn.”

The Power Move

Instead of killing each other—

They united.

Aveline and Adrian dismantled the third family in one ruthless week.

Then they walked into the grand council of mafia heads — together.

Not enemies.

Not allies.

Partners.

“If you want war,” Aveline said coldly, “you’ll face both of us.”

Adrian’s arm wrapped around her waist — not possessive.

Protective.

The room fell silent.

Because separately, they were dangerous.

Together

Unstoppable.

And that’s how hatred turned into the most feared love story in the underworld.

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