talesoftainted
He's a King built on a throne of blood and vengeance.
Agastya Valenti doesn't just rule Italy; he holds the strings of the global underworld. For nine years, he has climbed a mountain of corpses to reach a throne built on betrayal and blood. He is a man who has forgotten the sound of his own name, known only as the monster who crushed his enemies and claimed their crowns. He has no room for love, only for the cold, hard logic of power.
She's a Queen who traded her quiet sanctuary for a crown of thorns.
Samira Sharma traded the chaos of the Indian Mafia for the quiet streets of Paris, building a life of her own as a baker. But the legacy she ran from has finally caught up. Forced back to lead the Sharma Group, she finds herself a pawn in a high-stakes game of global dominance. Her father has traded her freedom for an alliance with the most feared man on the planet-a man she is now forced to call husband.
The Deal was simple: A public alliance. A private distance.
A marriage to unite two empires and silence their rivals. Agastya promises her a life of luxury and a husband who will never touch her. Samira promises him a wife who will never stand in his way.
But as the world prepares for a war that could shatter both their legacies, the masks begin to crumble. Behind Agastya's cold gaze lies a secret protection he's been weaving for years, and behind Samira's defiance lies a strength that rivals his own.
"He was a monster by choice; she was his mercy by fate.