18+ / Mature Audiences ♡ Chapters marked with a heart contain mature intimate scenes. This novel contains: • Explicit sexual content • Strong language • Moderate to strong violence • Organized crime themes • Firearms and weapons • Political corruption • Family secrets • Revenge plot • Kidnapping • Criminal organizations • Forced proximity • Marriage of convenience • Emotional manipulation • Alcohol consumption • Smoking • Moral ambiguity • Trauma and grief • Power imbalance • Possessive romantic behaviour Main Tropes: ♡ Marriage of Convenience ♡ Enemies to Lovers ♡ Sexual Tension ♡ Greek Mafia ♡ Jealous Hero ♡ Old Money Heroine ♡ Opposites Attract ♡ Forced Proximity ♡ Slow Burn ♡ Touch Her and You Die ♡ Morally Grey Hero ♡ One Bed ♡ Revenge ♡ Political Corruption ♡ Family Legacy ♡ Secret Agenda ♡ Mutual Teasing Relationship Dynamics: ♡ Hate Sex ♡ Tension & Banter ♡ Forced Proximity ♡ Mutual Obsession ♡ Possessive Hero ♡ Jealous Hero ♡ Praise ♡ Degradation (Light) ♡ Dominance & Submission ♡ Brat Taming ♡ Dirty Talk ♡ Body Worship ♡ Hand Neck Grabbing ♡ Wall Pinning ♡ "Who did this to you?" ♡ Protective Hero ♡ Touch Her and You Die ♡ "Good Girl" ♡ Size Difference ♡ Height Difference ♡ Black Cat x Black Cat ♡ Public Tension ♡ "I Hate You" ♡ Restraint He wanted her last name. She wanted her freedom. Marriage was simply the price. Katherine "Kit" Ashford has spent her entire life following rules written by other people. Adonis Stavrakis has spent his breaking them. Their marriage is a contract. Their hatred is real. Their attraction is a mistake neither of them is willing to admit. And somewhere between old money, loaded guns, political ambitions, and family secrets, they are about to discover that the people wearing tailored suits can be far more dangerous than the ones carrying weapons.

18+ / Mature Audiences ♡ Chapters marked with a heart contain mature intimate scenes. This novel contains: • Explicit sexual content • Strong language • Moderate violence • Psychological manipulation • Criminal investigation and legal proceedings • Family conflict • Power imbalance • Possessive romantic behavior • Drugs • Alcohol consumption • Smoking • Themes of betrayal and emotional trauma • Outsmarting the Law • Political Influence • Morally Grey Hero Main Tropes ♡ Billionaire Romance ♡ Old Money ♡ Age Gap ♡ He Falls First ♡ Possessive Hero ♡ Power Couple ♡ CEO Romance ♡ Family Dynasty ♡ Corporate Intrigue Relationship Dynamics ♡ Praise Kink ♡ Daddy Kink ♡ Dominant Hero ♡ Possessive Hero ♡ Protective Hero ♡ Worship ♡ Touch Her and You Die ♡ Acts of Service ♡ Emotional Vulnerability ♡ Competence Kink ♡ Possessive Dirty Talk ♡ Mirror Sex ♡ Dominance & Submission ♡ Light Choking Nikolas Van der Meer chose power. And it cost him the only woman he ever loved. A month later, he's willing to do anything to get her back. Even manipulate an entire room to make it happen. But while Nikolas fights for Nina, someone else is fighting for his empire. Power struggles. Family betrayals. Public scandals. The life he spent years building begins to unravel the moment he finally gets her back. And when a conspiracy threatens everything the Van der Meer name was built on, Nikolas finds himself fighting battles money can't solve. His company. His reputation. His freedom. Because Nina Belinski isn't just the love of his life. She's the only person capable of seeing through every move he makes. The only person he trusts with the empire he sacrificed her for. And the only person who can destroy him if she ever chooses to. In a world where power is everything, loving Nina may be the most dangerous gamble Nikolas has ever taken.

Main Tropes ♡ Billionaire Romance ♡ Old Money ♡ Age Gap ♡ He Falls First ♡ Possessive Hero ♡ Power Couple ♡ CEO Romance ♡ Family Dynasty ♡ Corporate Intrigue Relationship Dynamics ♡ Praise Kink ♡ Daddy Kink ♡ Dominant Hero ♡ Possessive Hero ♡ Protective Hero ♡ Worship ♡ Emotional Vulnerability ♡ Competence Kink ♡ Possessive Dirty Talk ♡ Dominance & Submission ♡ Light Choking The world knows Nikolas Van der Meer. The billionaire heir. The future of an empire. The man whose name opens doors and ruins lives. Everyone knows his reputation. No one knows the man behind it. Until Nina Belinski. One reckless night pulls her into the middle of a family war, public scandals, ruthless power plays, and a man far more dangerous than the headlines suggest. Because the version of Nikolas Van der Meer the world fears... isn't the version that keeps her awake at night.

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐦. . . . There are things you're taught not to do. Rules you're told to follow. People you're meant to forget. Flora never planned to end up here, but after one too many mistakes, her life dives for rock bottom. Now, she's trapped in a world she doesn't understand, haunted by a past she can't outrun. And at the center of it all stands the boy she'd sworn to forget. What once was fate, fractures into an illusion and twist into something dangerously evil. They were kids together. Friends together. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵. She's new. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵. She's fresh meat. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. What happens when they reunite? Secrets unfold. Chaos runs free. And the line between love and ruin sharpens into a thin blade, as history proves to repeat itself in its cruelest form. A girl. A boy. And a mad house that feeds on sin. There's no place to hide here. You can run, but you'll never get away. "𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘮. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺." 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲