Mancini’s Forbidden Bride

Ava arrives at the Mancini family’s mourning gathering with flowers, unaware that the dead heir, Marco, was the husband she recently lost. When Luca, Marco’s brother, angrily confronts her, the truth of Marco’s hidden life begins to surface. Marco’s mother learns that he left behind a widow and sets out to find her, while Ava faces another painful disturbance at her husband’s gravesite from her own family. Pregnant and drawn into the Mancini world, Ava must contend with the consequences of Marco’s secret identity. Luca promises to protect her as rival gangs threaten the family and her birth family appears ready to betray her. Their growing attraction creates a moral boundary neither can easily ignore, placing grief, loyalty, and the family’s future in conflict.