The doctor who saved the mafia queen

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About

Seven years earlier, Jayla Carter dreamed of becoming a doctor. She wanted a career where she could help people, especially those who felt like nobody cared about them. She worked hard, eventually becoming one of the youngest emergency doctors at a prestigious hospital. But outside the hospital, Jayla’s life was very different. She had been trapped in an abusive relationship with someone who constantly tried to control and intimidate her. Jayla eventually found the courage to leave and rebuild her life. She never told her coworkers the full story. She simply focused on her career and her unborn baby. Now 27 and pregnant, Jayla lives quietly and keeps her personal life separate from her work. She believes she finally has control over her future. Until one rainy evening, an unconscious woman is rushed into her emergency room. The woman is Victoria Romano—the mother of Damian Romano, the most feared mafia king in the city. Jayla doesn’t care about Victoria’s last name. She’s a patient. And Jayla refuses to let her die. After a tense emergency, Victoria survives. When Damian arrives at the hospital, he’s expecting to hear the worst. Instead, he finds his mother awake. And beside her stands the pregnant doctor who saved her. Victoria immediately realizes Jayla is carrying more than just a baby—she’s carrying a painful past she’s desperately trying to escape. Victoria makes one decision: Jayla will never have to face her past alone again. But Damian has no idea that protecting Jayla will soon become personal.

Characters

Jayla

Jayla Carter * Age: 27 * Occupation: Emergency-room doctor * Status: Pregnant * Personality: Intelligent, compassionate, strong-willed, and protective * Background: Jayla grew up believing she could handle anything life threw at her. Behind her calm doctor’s demeanor, however, she carries the emotional scars of being abused by someone she once trusted. She keeps her past private and focuses on her patients and unborn baby. * Specialty: Emergency medicine * Known for: Staying calm during impossible situations and refusing to give up on patients. * Secret: She has no idea that the woman she saves will completely change her life. *jayla used to be in the mafia world as the red ruby but nobody knows she can fight and kill if needed

Damian

Damian Romano * Age: 31 * Occupation: CEO and Mafia King * Personality: Cold, intimidating, strategic, fiercely protective of his family * Background: Damian inherited control of the Romano organization after his father’s death. Almost everyone fears him, but his mother is the one person who can soften him. * Family: Son of Victoria Romano * Secret: He doesn’t know anything about Jayla’s past when they first meet.

Victoria

Victoria Romano * Age: 58 * Occupation: Former head of the Romano family * Personality: Elegant, powerful, observant, and protective * Role: Damian’s mother * Connection to Jayla: Jayla saves Victoria’s life during an emergency at the hospital. * Promise: After discovering Jayla has been mistreated, Victoria decides that Jayla and her unborn baby are under the Romano family’s protection.

Luca

Luca Moretti * Age: 30 * Occupation: Mafia strategist and businessman * Personality: Charming, sarcastic, clever, and confident * Role: Handles negotiations and business operations for Damian. * Skills: Reading people, business strategy, languages, and negotiation. * Relationship with Damian: They’ve been friends since their teenage years. * Relationship with Jayla: Luca is the first friend to notice that Damian is becoming unusually protective of her.

Nico

Nico DeLuca * Age: 31 * Occupation: Security commander * Personality: Quiet, serious, loyal, and protective * Role: Oversees Damian’s security team. * Skills: Protection planning, surveillance, and tactical thinking. * Relationship with Damian: Nico considers Damian his brother rather than simply his boss. * Relationship with Jayla: He immediately treats Jayla’s safety as a priority after Victoria orders the family to protect her.