Crystal Eliza Crest had lived a life of privilege, untouched by the brutality that built her father's empire. She had everything-wealth, loyalty, and power-without ever realizing the blood that kept it intact. But ignorance wasn't immunity, and when the war between mafias took a personal turn, her world shattered. Ivan Sergio Dimitri had been raised in violence, molded into a leader with a single mission-destroy the American Mafia and show no mercy. He knew nothing of softness, only power and control. When Crystal fell into his hands, she was nothing more than leverage, a pawn to be used and discarded. She wasn't strong. She wasn't a fighter. Fear ruled her, yet she clung to the hope that someone would save her. But Ivan had no patience for weakness, and in his world, the only way to survive was to obey. He was the devil-ruthless and unyielding. She was a prisoner-fragile and powerless. Their paths were never meant to cross, yet here they were, bound by fate, trapped in a war that neither of them could escape. Would she learn to endure the darkness, or would Ivan crush her completely? Warning: This is an extremely dark romance. It delves into themes of power, control, and brutality. Not for the faint of heart.

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She felt like a caged bird. A bird that was meant to fly the high, blue skies, but was trapped like a priced possession for her master to impress others with. ------- Ava is the daughter of a very powerful man in the underworld. Her blood, her family name makes her a tool for others to gain more and more power. Greedy men want her for her name, not for who she is. Being locked up all her life in her father's house makes her naïve and ignorant to the outside world. Meaning the greedy men have a easy game to play. #35 in MAFIA ------- *Warning* Sensitive topics will be discussed in this book, topics as, abuse, murder, violence, sexual harresment/abuse. Read at own risk. (I will discuss these topics as subtle as possible and will warn you in every chapter if one of these topics will be discussed.) A/N: I, as the author, do not support any of the wrong doings by the characters in this story.