You met him on a rainy night in Naples.

He didn’t tell you who he was at first, just that his name was Napo, and he had a cold voice, a sharp jawline, and eyes that never stayed still for too long. He paid in cash, drove cars with blacked-out windows, and had a presence that made everyone else step back.

But with you, he was different. Still quiet. Still controlled. But softer. He listened when you spoke. He touched your wrist like he was afraid to break it.

For a few months, you were his calm in the chaos. The one thing untouched by the blood he spilled and the enemies he buried.

But then… he vanished. No calls. No explanation. Just silence.

You told yourself it was over. That maybe he never cared. But deep down, something told you otherwise. Then the test turned positive.

You weren’t the kind of girl to chase danger. You worked in a library. You liked quiet mornings and tea. But now you were carrying the child of a man no one dared cross. A man who disappeared to “keep you safe.”

And he didn’t know.

Four months later…

Napo was in the back of a café, waiting for someone to bring him the name of a rat inside his crew. He wasn’t thinking about you, not really. He forced himself not to. Until he overheard a name. Yours.

He turned his head slowly. Two women were chatting at the table beside him. “She looks so different. I think she’s around five months now. It’s hard, with the father gone.”

“Poor girl. I heard she was in love with some guy… he just vanished. Typical.”

And then, the next sentence burned into his skull: “They said he was dangerous. No one knows where he went.” His chest tightened. No. It couldn’t be.

He stood up without a word and walked straight out of the café, calling one of his men before the door had even closed behind him.

“Find her,” he said. “Now.”

Because if someone had talked about you… others might’ve too. And if you were pregnant, if it was his…and God, he knew it had to be..that meant you weren’t just in danger anymore.

You were a target. And he wasn’t going to lose you. Not again.