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Title: Veins of Power, Heart of Ashes
Story Description:
In the dazzling world of wealth, cinema, and shadows—where fame is fleeting and loyalty is bought—Kairo Valtteri Seo rules it all.
At just 28, Kairo is the billionaire CEO of Italy's most powerful media empire and a revered film producer. Known for his caramel skin, calculating eyes, and commanding presence, he's also the heir to a secret underground mafia dynasty. But behind the flawless tuxedos and bloodless business deals lies a man who wants nothing more than genuine love in a world ruled by masks.
For years, Kairo has been in a passionate relationship with Celeste Raines, a stunning, sought-after actress whose beauty turns heads and whose ambition knows no bounds. To the world, they're Italy's most adored power couple. To Kairo, she's his muse, his dream. But to Celeste? He's just a stepping stone to international stardom—one she's been betraying in secret.
Everything changes the day Elira Wynne walks into his studio.
At just 21, Elira is raw, talented, and painfully innocent. With hazel-blue eyes that hide a fire and a past she never speaks of, she auditions for a role that could change her life—and ends up catching the attention of the most untouchable man in Italy. Kairo is drawn to her in a way he's never felt before. Her presence ignites something pure in his soul… something dangerous in his world.
Torn between the woman he has loved and the woman who makes him feel alive, Kairo must navigate the dark legacy of his family's criminal empire, the spotlight of global fame, and the deceit threatening to shatter him.
In a place where hearts are currency and truth is a weapon, only one thing is certain—
When love is born in the shadows, it either burns or becomes immortal.
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