Velvet and Steel
Luca was quiet on the drive home. Not tense. Not distant. Just… soft.
Worn at the edges.
By the time they got inside, Marco could see the signs: the slow blinks. The way Luca’s thumb rubbed circles into his palm. The little sighs that slipped out when he thought Marco wasn’t listening. He didn’t s...
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Chapters
1. The Don and His Shadows
2. The Don’s Fragility
3. 🧸 Flashback: The Worst Birthday Ever
4. 🐺 Flashback: Marco’s POV – The Day He Saw the Bunny again
5. Daddy Instincts
6. Honey and Softness
7. Wolves at the Door
8. Don’t Lie to Me
9. Under the Don’s Eye
10. Rewarded
11. Always You
12. The Soft Landing
13. Morning, and the Murmurs Beyond
14. The Table and the Trigger
15. Flashback the last Family Dinner
16. Flashback- The Quiet Between Them
17. The Snake
18. The Don's Declaration
19. A Dance of Eyes and Daggers
20. Velvet and Steel
21. The Birthday Without a Party but with a Present
22. Shadows of the Compound
23. Shattered Night
24. Blueprint for Blood
25. Smoke on the Water
26. The Safe House Strike
27. The Calm Before the Storm
28. The Five Family Dinner
29. Fractures in the Dark
30. Flashback: The Man Who Makes Bad People Go Away
31. 🕯️ Shadows and Alliances
32. Velvet and Knives
33. Flashback: A Father’s Lesson
34. Paolo’s Lab & Davide's Ally
35. The Man Who Walked Out of the Dark
36. Flashback- Roots in Blood and Promise
37. The Quiet before the Fire
38. New Friends Arrive at the Valeri Villa
39. Echoes of Laughter
40. Beneath the Tuscan Sky
41. Shadows and Softness
42. Operation Pancake Prince and the Fluff Court
43. The Royal Coloring Summit
44. Sunday Shadows & Soft Smiles
45. Tea, Dragons, and Tiny Heroes
46. The Big Bed Adventure
47. Henrietta and Diplomacy Go to War
48. 🪶 The Pink Chicken at the War Table 🪶
49. Sanctuary in Shadows & the Unicorn's Eye
50. Alliance of Shadows
51. A Ghost Among Them
52. Mirage of the Wolf
53. Whispers in the Safehouse
54. Ghosts in the Wires
55. Ashes of the Mind
56. Chasing Ghosts
57. Spirits and Specters
58. Hearth and Mischief
59. The Serpent’s Oath
60. The Wounded Serpent
61. The Quiet Visits
62. Rain and First Kiss
63. Becoming Family
64. Pillow Forts and Big Boys
65. Ghosts in the Lab
66. Shadows Over Paolo
67. Plans on Taking the Lab
68. Broken Lines
69. Shifting Shadows
70. Echoes in the Silence
71. The Unseen Hand
72. Shadows on the Map
73. Anchor in the Storm
74. Veils of Truth
75. Morning Shadows
76. Garden Light
77. Sunlight and Plushes
78. The Gentle Interruption
79. Sunlight Victories
80. Shadows After Sunlight
81. 🌙 Guardians and Ghosts
82. 🌃 Velvet Masks
83. 🌌 The Docks’ Siren
84. 🗡️ Web of Shadows
85. ⚖️ Balancing the Scales
86. 🕶️ Eyes in the Mist
87. 🧪 Veil of Secrets
88. 🕶️ Eyes in the Shadows
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