Chapter 1: The Devil of Italy

The massive building collapsed into a cloud of dust.

People screamed as they ran for their lives.

Flames swallowed the streets while police sirens echoed through the city.

Standing calmly on the rooftop of a nearby building...

A young man watched the destruction with a faint smile.

Tall.

Handsome.

Jet-black hair.

Piercing black eyes, cold enough to send chills down anyone's spine.

His name was Evan.

The year was 2026.

Throughout Italy's underworld, his name alone was enough to strike fear into the hearts of criminals.

He was the right hand of the country's most feared mafia boss.

No one knew his true identity.

No one knew where he came from.

For years, the police had searched for him.

Yet no one had ever managed to catch him...

Or even see his face clearly.

Despite his ruthless reputation, Evan had one rule he never broke—

He never harmed an innocent person.

After completing the mission, he returned to the mafia headquarters.

"The job is done... Dad."

The old man sitting in the chair smiled with satisfaction.

Twenty-four years ago, he had adopted a nameless boy abandoned by the world.

Today...

That same boy had become his greatest weapon.

His most trusted right hand.

The man feared across the entire mafia world...

Evan.

Evan could walk freely through the streets without the slightest fear.

No one had ever seen his real face.

To the world, he was nothing more than a shadow.

Everyone knew his name...

But no one knew the man behind it.

However, not everyone welcomed Evan's place in the family.

The mafia boss's biological son despised him.

He hated the fact that his father trusted Evan more than his own flesh and blood.

In his eyes, Evan was nothing but an outsider who had stolen everything that should have belonged to him.

From that day on...

He secretly swore to destroy Evan, no matter what it took.

One evening, as usual, Evan was wandering through the streets.

The sun was slowly setting, painting the sky in shades of orange and crimson.

Suddenly, he noticed a young woman standing at the edge of the road.

Her vacant eyes were fixed on the speeding traffic.

Before she could take another step, Evan grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

The moment their hands touched...

Evan froze.

A strange ache spread through his chest.

His heart began to beat uncontrollably.

It felt as though he had known this touch...

Long before this moment.

He couldn't understand what was happening.

The young woman looked into his eyes.

For a few seconds, neither of them spoke.

"What were you doing?" Evan suddenly shouted. "Do you want to die?"

She lowered her head.

"Maybe..."

"Because I don't have any reason left to live."

Evan frowned.

"That's not a reason to throw your life away. No matter how painful life becomes... you don't get to give up."

She silently stared at him.

Evan bought a bottle of water and handed it to her.

Then he guided her to a nearby bench and sat beside her.

"Tell me," he said quietly. "What happened?"

It was the first time Evan had ever sat this close to a woman.

The strange feeling inside him refused to disappear.

He couldn't explain it...

But somewhere deep within his soul...

It felt as if fate had reunited two people who had once been separated.

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