After an electric shock, two rival swimmers share a neural link that makes one suffocate on land.
#19 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama SeriesCW: drugging
Fatal Muse: Claimed by the Mafia Boss
A gifted painter is sold to a mafia family, then stumbles into a boss's room by accident.
NetShort · 51 episodes · about 1.2 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked41of 51 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Cesare Scalici, a painter, is drugged by his own father who hands him over to a mafia clan. By accident, Cesare wanders into the room of mafia boss Elio, and the two share a passionate night. Fate pushes them together, and the connection becomes a force neither can ignore, even as danger closes in.
Mafia & crimeDark romancemoodyintense
Who will like it: viewers who liked mafia romance with a painter caught in a dangerous family's world.
Main characters
- Cesare Scalici: painter drugged and handed over by his father
- Elio: mafia boss whose room Cesare stumbles into
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 41 locked. About 1.2 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 51
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 41
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 51 | 10 | 41 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 51 episodes is longer than 83% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 10 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 20% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- Languages
- English
- App tags
- Mistaken Identity, Modern Romance, One Night Stand
- NetShort
- 2.8K likes, 4.4K followers
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