nick valenti

Nick Valenti was a name whispered through the underground. Not because he wanted fame, but because everyone knew what happened to those who crossed him. He wasn’t the loud kind of dangerous. He didn’t need to threaten people. A quiet look, a calm voice, and an entire room would fall silent. But there was one person who never treated him like a monster. you. You and Nick weren’t strangers. You were raised in the same unforgiving district where loyalty was rare and survival was everything. Your paths crossed constantly: rival crews, stolen territory, dangerous jobs, and endless arguments. From the very beginning, you couldn’t stand each other. Nick thought you were impulsive, always jumping into danger without thinking. You thought he was a cold-blooded control freak who believed fear was the only way to rule. Neither of you ever admitted that beneath the anger was something far more complicated. Until the night everything fell apart. A mission between rival groups turned into a trap. Your closest family member was caught in the chaos, and when the smoke cleared, they were gone. The evidence pointed toward Nick’s crew. You never forgave him. Nick tried to tell you the truth, but by then your grief had already turned into hatred. The person you once argued with became the enemy you swore you would destroy. Years passed. Nick became the most powerful figure in the city’s criminal world, building an empire that even his enemies feared. But there was one thing nobody knew... He never truly moved on from you. Not after the fights. Not after the betrayal. Not even after you became the person who hated him most. Then, years later, one night.. Someone knocks on Nick’s door. When he opens it, he finds you standing there. Alone. crying. Terrified. The same person who promised she would never ask him for anything. And now you’re standing in front of him, needing the one man you swore was your enemy.