The Veins of Power, Hearts of Ashes
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Title: Veins of Power, Heart of Ashes
Genre: Billionaire CEO × Secret Mafia Romance
Setting: Italy
Synopsis:
Kairo voletti seo, a 28-year-old billionaire CEO, is the man behind Italy’s most powerful film empire. With a sharp mind, striking brown eyes, caramel-toned skin, and a calm demeanor, he is admired by the world. But behind the glamour lies a secret — Kairo is also the hidden leader of a mafia dynasty built on legacy, loyalty, and quiet power.
In a long-term relationship with Celeste Raines, a beautiful and ambitious 25-year-old actress, Kairo believes he has everything — love, success, control. But Celeste’s affection is a mask. She’s only with Kairo for fame and fortune and secretly betrays him for another man who promises her the spotlight.
Kairo is blind to the betrayal until he meets Elira Wynne, a soft-spoken and talented 21-year-old newcomer with hazel blue eyes and pinkish pale skin. She auditions for his next film, and something about her innocence and quiet strength stirs a part of him he thought had long turned to stone.
As Kairo finds himself drawn to Elira, his once-unshakable world begins to tremble. He still loves Celeste—or so he wants to believe—but Elira’s presence challenges everything he thought he knew about loyalty, trust, and love.
Caught between a toxic relationship, a dangerous underworld, and an unexpected emotional awakening, Kairo must decide: protect the empire he built with blood, or risk it all for the one woman who makes him feel human again.
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