Prologue 🌹🍷 As she rushed into the office, while juggling her briefcase and a scalding hot latte, Nkosiphe Zwane collided with a man who seemed to appear out of nowhere. Apologetic, he bent to pick up the scattered contents of her purse, their hands touching briefly as they both reached for a runaway lip gloss. The spark of irritation in her eyes was unmistakable, and Nkosiyabo Xulu couldn't help but notice the way her full lips pursed in annoyance, or the way her curves seemed to soften the sharp lines of her business attire. Little did they know, this chance encounter would set off a chain reaction that would upend their meticulously planned lives and lead them straight into the arms of the one person who would change everything.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Katherine's life was never meant to be a fairytale. But she never imagined it would turn into a nightmare either. Sold to the most feared mafia leader, forced into a marriage she never wanted, she becomes the unwilling bride of Sahil, ruthless, dominant, and dangerously obsessed. She despises him, his control, his dark gaze that sees right through her. She fights, she resists, but nothing prepares her for the way her body betrays her at his touch. He owns her now, body and soul, and no amount of hatred can mask the hunger clawing inside her. Sahil never wanted a wife, but from the moment he laid eyes on Katherine, she became his. She can fight, scream, and curse his name, but he will break her, ruin her, make her need him as much as he craves her. Because she was never meant to escape him. She was born to be his. Hate turns to obsession. Loathing turns to desperate, all-consuming desire. And soon, Katherine finds herself trapped in a dangerous game where love is just another form of possession. She was his bride. Now, she is his obsession. And he will never let her go.