𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀 /ˈmeɪnɪə/ an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession _________________________________ 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢... 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 is an enigma wrapped in a riddle. He is someone who is unattainable and only a dream. He has everything and everyone right where he want them to be. He thrived for control. A total control freak, as some may say. There was not a single day he let himself fail. But as the saying goes "everyone has skeletons in their closet". Emmanuel is putting his everything on the line of life and death, to keep his secrets under lock and key. But what if only person who has the key to his nightmares appears ? 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗰. 𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝐈𝐠𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐊𝐮𝐳𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐯. The heir of the Bratva. Being diognised as 'uncurable' since childhood can adversely affect a person's body and mind, but for Igor this was nothing special. His life continued on a monotonous tone. Transitioning into an adult he always felt like something or someone was missing in his memories. Being a cold, unfeeling bastard and killing people left and right was the only thing in his routine. But an accidental meeting with that person changed everything. Now he wanted answers for his missing memories, only this person can fill the gap between these puzzles. He has entered a Mania and is hellbent on making that person his. _________________________________ [ a mature 18+ mxm mafia dark romance novella ] ©uwriyel