THE DE LUCA CODE-nyx vale

**The De Luca Code** In the heart of Europe, where wealth hides more crimes than poverty ever could, the De Luca family rules an invisible empire built on shipping routes, offshore accounts, and silence. Adriano De Luca, 25, is the youngest heir to this dangerous legacy—calm, controlled, and feared without ever needing to raise his voice. To the world, he is just a billionaire. To the underground, he is a system that cannot be broken. Seraphina Laurent, 28, is a brilliant and fearless corporate lawyer who believes she can decode corruption through logic and law. Morally grey and dangerously ambitious, she never expected one case file to pull her into the orbit of a man like him. When her investigation accidentally exposes patterns linked to the De Luca empire, she doesn’t just uncover a crime network—she becomes part of it. What begins as an intellectual pursuit turns into a psychological war of control, obsession, and power. Adriano doesn’t fear exposure. He is intrigued by the woman who dared to look too closely. And in his world, curiosity is never harmless. Because every empire has a code. And once you read it… there is no going back.