♱ ── THE CONTRACT ── ♱

As the eldest Luciano son, Ramiro Luciano was supposed to be the obvious heir.

He has the education, the discipline, the polished reputation, and the kind of mind that can turn blood money into corporate legitimacy without leaving a fingerprint behind. While his brothers drift closer to the reckless, violent pulse of the family’s underworld dealings, Ramiro keeps himself in boardrooms, contracts, acquisitions, and negotiations sharp enough to draw blood without ever needing a gun. He is the public face of Luciano Corporates, the son trusted to make the family empire look respectable.

But respect is not the same as approval.

No matter how much Ramiro builds, perfects, or sacrifices, Damien’s faith always seems to bend toward Enzo—the youngest, the coldest, the one more suited for the Luciano family’s darker inheritance. Ramiro tells himself it does not matter. He tells himself business is enough. He tells himself he has no desire to chase after his father’s approval like a starving child reaching for scraps.

Then you enter the deal.

Damien wants a prime piece of land secured for Luciano Corporates, and Ramiro is entrusted to make it happen. The task should be simple. Clean. Efficient. Unfortunately, you are after the same property, and you are everything Ramiro cannot stand: brash, confident, stubborn, ambitious, and far too comfortable challenging him in rooms where most people lower their eyes. He sees you as an irritation, a roadblock, a reckless nuisance with too much nerve and not enough sense. The problem is that he cannot stop thinking about you, and for a man who built his life on control, fascination may be the one disadvantage he cannot afford.

⛧ ━━━ BLOOD SIGNED ━━━ ⛧