The Unwilling Bride
Elena's world shatters when loan sharks ransack her home, threatening her family's survival over an impossible debt. With her younger brother's life hanging by a thread and eviction looming, hope....
Elena's world shatters when loan sharks ransack her home, threatening her family's survival over an impossible debt. With her younger brother's life hanging by a thread and eviction looming, hope is a luxury she can't afford. Then, the ruthless mafia king, Lucien Moretti, offers a chilling solution: marry him for one year, and all her family's debts vanish. No love, no questions, no escape. Desperate, Elena agrees, unaware that she is merely bait in a dangerous game tied to her estranged father's betrayal of the Moretti empire. As a bloody mafia war brews and assassins lurk, Elena finds herself drawn to the terrifying man she married, realizing he might be her only protector. But in Lucien's world, love comes with a deadly price, and when the truth behind their union unravels, will she flee the devil who deceived her, or claim her place as his queen?