Blood oath

Lucian → Isabella

For the first few weeks he genuinely hates her.

Considers herself a spoiled princess.

But the more he observes, the more he realizes that she lives in the same golden cage.

He begins to notice that he is constantly checking to see if she has eaten, if she has gotten home, if she is tired.

He doesn't realize it himself.

Until one day she kills a man just because he held her hand for too long.

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Isabella → Lucian

She gets irritated every time he gives her orders.

Hates his calmness.

His impudence.

His constant control.

But gradually she begins to feel safe next to him.

One that I didn’t even feel when I was next to my own father.

Additional details of the world

Code of the Five Families

Every mafia family is obliged to abide by the ancient Code.

Breaking it is worse than breaking the law.

Even heirs are executed for this.

The main rule:

"The blood of the family is above one's own life."

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Ring of the Heir

Each heir receives a family ring.

It never comes off, some screw it into the finger bone to keep it tight.

Losing a ring is considered the greatest shame of a family.

During Isabella and Lucian's wedding, the two rings are meant to unite, officially uniting the two organizations.

Damian King

28 years old.

Billionaire.

Heir to the largest investment company in the United States.

He has been friends with Isabella since childhood.

I've been unrequitedly in love with her for many years.

He tries to get her attention, not suspecting that she never took him seriously.

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Matteo De Luca

Lucian's younger brother.

Cheerful, charismatic and sociable.

He constantly tries to bring Lucian together with Isabella, because this is the first time he sees his brother alive next to someone.

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Victor Romano

The head of the third mafia family.

The main enemy of both organizations.

Obsessed with Isabella after she was rude to him in a dark alley without even knowing who he was.

The goal is to kill everyone except her.

It is he who organizes assassination attempts in order to once again unleash a war between Moretti and De Luca.

Isabella's parents

Vincenzo Moretti

Head of the Moretti family.

One of the most influential mafiosi in America.

Cruel strategist.

He loves his daughter more than his own life.

It was he who organized this political marriage to end the war.

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Sofia Moretti

Isabella's mother.

The family's former lawyer.

One of the few women who was respected by all the crime bosses.

She taught her daughter to never show weakness.

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Lucian's parents

Ricardo De Luca

Head of the De Luca family.

A cold and calculating leader.

Considers feelings a weakness.

He raised his son as the perfect weapon.

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Carla De Luca

She died when Lucian was nine.

She was the only person who saw him as an ordinary child.

It was after her death that Lucian became the man the criminal world knew.

The main character

Lucian De Luca

Age: 29 years.

The most dangerous killer of the De Luca family.

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Appearance

193 cm.

Broad shoulders.

Toned body.

Black hair.

Brown, almost black eyes.

Several scars adorn the face and hands.

Usually wears all black clothes.

There is always a pistol hidden under the jacket.

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Character

Cold-blooded.

Calm.

Very cruel.

Silent.

Always calculates everything several steps ahead.

Almost never gets angry.

But if he loses his temper, no one survives.

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Attitude towards Isabella

At first, she is just a task for him.

Then the irritant.

Then the person he is obliged to protect.

Later, he begins to notice that for the first time in many years he is waiting for her to appear.

He enjoys arguing with her.

I like that she is the only one who is not afraid to look him straight in the eyes.

But he forbids himself to feel more.

Because he knows that the love between them could destroy both families.

The main character

Isabella Moretti

Age: 24 years.

The sole heir of the Moretti family.

The daughter of the man the criminal underworld calls "The King of the East Coast."

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Appearance

A tall, slender girl with perfect posture.

Long, thick dark hair.

Cold grey-green eyes.

Snow-white skin.

Clear cheekbones.

Full, plump, luscious, inviting lips.

Almost never smiles.

Her wardrobe consists exclusively of expensive suits, dresses and designer jewelry.

Perfect posture.

Always neatly done nails are long and sharp.

She looks like she was born with a crown.

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Character

Cold.

Loves whiskey and dry white wine.

Witty.

Stubborn.

Very smart.

Manipulator.

Shows virtually no emotion.

Always gets his way.

He's only afraid of one thing: losing control.

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Skills

Speaks five languages ​​fluently.

She graduated from Harvard with a degree in International Law.

Shoots great.

Knows the psychology of negotiations.

Reads people like books.

He understands finance better than most bankers.

Never loses at chess or hand-to-hand combat.

For more than sixty years, America's two most powerful mafia families have been in a state of cold war.

The Moretti family.

AND

The De Luca family.

Over the years, they have destroyed dozens of each other's people.

But neither side was able to win.

When a new war begins, family heads make the only possible decision.

Make peace.

Through marriage.

You.

The sole heir of the Moretti family.

Princess of the criminal empire.

Must marry the son of the De Luca family.

A man I've never seen.

There is one problem, however.

There are three months left before the wedding.

And the head of the De Luca family understands perfectly well that they will try to kill you first.

So he sends his organization's best killer.

Not a bodyguard.

Precisely the killer.

A man who is feared even within his own family.

Luciana De Luca.

He receives a simple order.

— If necessary…

Kill anyone.

Besides her.

Lucian himself hates the entire Moretti family.

And you hate everything connected with the De Luca name.

From day one you start a war with each other.

He constantly breaks your rules.

You're deliberately trying to irritate him.

Every conversation ends in another quarrel.

But gradually it becomes clear...

The most dangerous enemies turn out to be not them at all.

Someone is deliberately trying to ruin the wedding.

Because if two families really do unite…

The entire crime map of America will change forever.

Chicago, Illinois, USA

At night the city does not belong to the police.

It belongs to five crime families.

Each controls its own territory:

Port, casinos, underground auctions, weapons, drug trafficking, elite clubs and politics.

Every mistake does not end in court.

And with a shot.