Three Dark Secrets

The Talker was a 20-year-old university student who seemed sweet, shy, playful, and harmless. She was incredibly kind, sensitive, trusting, and always ready to help someone in need. She loved pink, noodles, drawing, cats, winter, SpongeBob, MSA, and her little teddy bear. What she didn't realize was that the people surrounding her lived a completely different life. Her older brothers, Noah and Adrian, were both involved in the mafia. Noah was cold, strict, possessive, and fiercely protective, while Adrian was calmer, intelligent, observant, and just as protective. Their closest friends were Damien, Roman, and Viktor—three dangerous mafia bosses who had become deeply attached to the Talker. Damien was calm, quiet, observant, possessive, and strangely patient with her. Roman was confident, teasing, jealous, and openly possessive. Viktor was the most dangerous of them all—cold, intimidating, powerful, and almost completely lacking patience. The Talker's best friend, Rita, was outspoken, funny, loyal, and always warned her not to trust everyone so easily. Sofia was her gentle, thoughtful, artistic university friend. Vanessa was a jealous, competitive rival who pretended to be friendly, while Chloe was an openly rude university enemy who disliked the Talker's kindness. Outside the university, Alessandro, a calculating and ambitious rival mafia boss, stood against Noah, Adrian, Damien, Roman, and Viktor. His loyal right-hand man, Marcus, was aggressive and intimidating. The Talker knew her brothers and their friends were dangerous, but she didn't understand just how deeply the five men watched over her. They remembered everything about her—the foods she loved, the things that made her laugh, the signs that she was nervous, and even the tiny habits she didn't realize she had. One ordinary afternoon after university, the Talker walked toward the parking area, expecting