Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

"You're playing with fire Safania." "Good thing I don't burn." The last words he spoke before throwing me onto my bed sounded like a threat, but felt more like a promise. "You will." *** Don't get caught. Those are the three words Safania has lived by for the past five years. As a marked woman - easily identified by intricate bronze marks on her back and unpredictable special abilities - she has spent the past five years running from anyone who might exploit those abilities...especially the royal families who tortured marked women to build their empires. Starving, exhausted, and frozen, she collapses by the bank of a river just to wake up in her worst nightmare: the chambers of a prince. Prince Cassius is his father's first choice of his three brothers to ascend to the throne. He's smart, strategic, and stoic, unlike his corrupt and depraved brothers. There's just one problem: he has no interest in any of his proposed marital matches, and the King will only pick someone as his successor who he knows will carry on the family line. But once he meets Safania, he finds himself unable to imagine ruling the kingdom without her by his side. Can he convince her to trust him? *** Warning: this story contains mature and potentially triggering themes including domestic violence and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.

In the Kingdom of Hudaan, where betrayal was a birthright and deception a way of life, a storm was about to rise. Hayat Nazar, the cherished daughter of Hashmet and Mariyam, had everything she had ever wished for. With her wedding to Ahmar Shams-the love of her life-just around the corner, she felt as if she were living in a dream. A dream so perfect, it seemed untouchable. Until Sheikh Tayyab bin Zubair al Hudaan decided to destroy it. Once a man of honor, the Emir of Hudaan had become a shadow of his former self-a tyrant who ruled with an iron fist, a man feared and hated in equal measure. Where there was mercy in him once, now there was only darkness. Where there was once a heart, now lay a void filled with the need for revenge. And now, for reasons unknown to her, he had set his sights on ruining her. A cruel twist of fate bound them together, locked in a war neither had chosen but both refused to lose. Hatred was the only language they spoke, their every interaction laced with scorn and defiance. A twisted game of ruin had begun. Masks were donned. Every move, a calculated strike. Every word, a dagger in disguise. Lies became truth. Deception turned into an art form. Betrayal was no longer a choice but a necessity. But amidst the wreckage of their hatred, something unexpected took root. They had been ready to break each other. They had been ready to burn. But they had never been ready for this. For the one thing they had never foreseen was the one thing that could ruin them both. Welcome to the Kingdom of Hudaan, where secrets are buried deeper than the dead, treachery runs through the veins of its people, and love... love is the most dangerous game of all. "I would set fire to myself if it meant keeping you warm. I would shatter if it meant piecing you back together. Because if love is to destroy, then let it be you who ruins me." - Sheikh Tayyab bin Zubair

Carter and Athena are mortal enemies. From the first moment their eyes met, they disliked each other immensely. It was HATE AT FIRST SIGHT. They could not stand the mere sight of each other, even being in the same room, the tension was overwhelming, like a grenade of smoke suffocating them. But what is the core of this hatred? Do they really hate each other? Or they are just pretending to play the silly hating game to hide their true feelings. Watch the trailer of the story on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_gyhMrtQRI&t=2s