── .✦ 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ──── ୨୧ ──── "𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐳𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚." His voice was calm, so calm. I gasped, backing away. "Zayan, stop it. Put that down-" "𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚." His eyes were burning now. "𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝-𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞. 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐎𝐫 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫." My knees gave in again-but this time, I didn't cry. I stared at him, heart bleeding, soul trembling. And maybe it was madness... or maybe love really was war. ──── ୨୧ ──── 𝗧 𝗥 𝗢 𝗣 𝗘 𝗦: ✦Enemies to lovers (slightly) ✦ Both falls first and harder ✦Suspense/thriller ✦Forced alliance ✦Dark romance

#1 of RUINED HEARTS SERIES "Why does it hurt so much?" "Because we were never meant to love softly." He's a man whose name alone commands fear - a ruthless empire built on power, blood, and silence. The world bows to his will. But the moment he lays eyes on her - a girl with sunshine in her smile and storms in her eyes - something inside him shifts. She looks fragile, too soft for his brutal world. But beneath that bright, carefree façade lies a soul scarred by years of pain - a girl deprived of love, yet armed with secrets that could bring empires to their knees. When their paths collide, obsession ignites. He wants her - entirely, irrevocably. But she's not the type to be conquered. What happens when a heart that's never known warmth meets a heart that's forgotten how to feel? Will he break her... or will she unmake the king the world fears? --------------------------------------------------------------- Tropes Grumpy x sunshine Age gap CEO ( mafia lord ) x college student Royal family Slow burn Forced marriage Obsessed at first sight