She thought the debt was her father's. She didn't know it would cost her freedom. When India Royale returns home from a night out, she finds more than silence waiting-she finds him. The cartel's most feared leader, a man with ice in his veins and power in his every word. Her father's betrayal has left her chained to him... not in numbers, but in body and soul. She hates him. She fears him. But nothing terrifies her more than the fire he awakens inside her. Because once you're caught in his world, there's no walking away. Velvet chains don't break. They only tighten.

hurtin' deeply inside.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞?

"𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐋, 𝐈𝐅 𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀 𝐅𝐀 𝐌𝐄?" Started : 6/3/25 Published:12/6/25

'𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐎.