"When I first saw you, I thought I'd have to kill you." "Uh, excuse me?" "But now I'll kill anyone that even thinks of laying a finger on you," he said, a dry laugh escaping his lips. "How times change, huh?" ~~~ Atlas, a young chef, was simply trying to survive in the big city. When a mysterious intruder, Emil, breaks into his apartment, Atlas is thrust into a life completely different from his. As Emil takes a liking to Atlas, will the chef run away? Or will the crime boss give him a reason to stay? ~~~ [mxm]

In a city where power is currency and betrayal is inevitable, two heirs are forced into an uneasy union-one bound by crime, the other by royalty. Matteo Volkov, the ruthless heir to the Volkov Mafia Empire, has spent his life ruling the underworld with an iron fist. Calculated, deadly, and unyielding, he sees their arranged marriage as nothing more than a strategic move. But when his fiancée's family begins making power plays behind his back, Matteo is forced to question whether Serena Chen is truly his ally-or his greatest enemy. Serena Chen, the eldest daughter and heir to the Chen business empire, has spent her life navigating a world of wealth and deception. Cold, cunning, and fiercely independent, she refuses to let her family dictate her future. But when secrets from their pasts begin to surface, and their rivalry intensifies, Serena realizes that her greatest battle isn't just against Matteo-it's against herself. Bound by duty, torn by their families' dangerous history, and trapped in a marriage neither of them wanted, Matteo and Serena wage a war of wills-one where passion and power are just as lethal as bullets. But in a world where trust is a weakness and love is a liability, can two enemies survive a bond that was never meant to be anything more than a deal? Or will their vows be written in blood?