Tangles
In the heart of Milan, where the sleek architecture of fashion houses pierces the sky and every street hums with power and pretense, twenty-three-year-old Sofia Mariani is just beginning to carve a place for herself. A driven and fiercely intelligent marketing intern, Sofia has clawed her way into the glittering world of Greco & Co., one of Italy’s most prestigious luxury fashion firms. Though she comes from a humble background, there is nothing small about Sofia’s dreams. She wants not only to succeed—but to rewrite the rules of success altogether.
For Sofia, the office is both a battlefield and a stage. She spends her days perfecting campaigns and proving her worth in a culture that values image over integrity, charm over character. She is unafraid of the long hours, the ruthless hierarchy, or the sly glances that doubt her presence on the executive floor. What she doesn’t expect is to catch the attention of Alessandro Greco himself.
Alessandro is a man shaped by legacy and loss. Cold, brilliant, and unknowable, he is the heir to the Greco empire, a man as feared as he is admired. He built his reputation on silence and precision, rarely stepping out of line, never letting anyone in. But when he notices Sofia—the intern who doesn’t flinch, doesn’t simper, doesn’t chase—his carefully controlled world begins to unravel.
Their first real encounter doesn’t happen until weeks into Sofia’s internship. It’s a brief interaction, born of necessity, sharp with tension, but it leaves a mark. A glance becomes a conversation. A conversation turns into proximity. And proximity? That turns dangerous.
When a late-night company gala ends with a moment of weakness—a kiss that turns into a night neither of them can forget—Sofia and Alessandro find themselves trapped in a storm neither of them saw coming. What should have been a fleeting indiscretion becomes irreversible when Sofia discovers she’s pregnant.
The consequences are immediate and seismic. Rumors swirl. Allegiances shift. Alessandro, bound by duty and haunted by a past he never speaks of, proposes a solution that shocks them both: a contract. Discreet. Strategic. Temporary. They will pretend to be together for the sake of the company, the family name, and the unborn child. Love is not required. Attachment, forbidden.
But as the days stretch into weeks and Sofia becomes more entwined in the fabric of Alessandro’s world, the lines begin to blur. They argue. They resist. They burn. What began as mutual indifference slowly shifts into reluctant reliance—then something much deeper. Sofia sees the man behind the empire: flawed, grieving, and deeply protective. Alessandro sees the woman behind the ambition: vulnerable, sharp, and fiercely loyal.
Yet the closer they get, the more dangerous it becomes. Secrets fester beneath the glamour of their staged relationship. Alessandro’s family hides more than scandal; they hide a history that threatens to dismantle everything. Old flames return. Corporate rivals circle. And Sofia, caught between the life she imagined and the one she’s being forced into, must decide what she truly wants—and what she’s willing to risk for it.
Tangles is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers office romance, a story woven with emotional complexity, seductive power plays, and a pregnancy that binds two unwilling hearts together. Over 120 chapters, it traces the transformation of Sofia and Alessandro’s relationship from wary strangers to passionate lovers to something far messier—and more beautiful—than either of them planned.
It is about choice, consequence, and the long, winding road to real love. And the truth that sometimes, the most complicated knots are the ones that tie us to who we’re meant to become.
