Irina Sidorova was never meant to survive. A bastard child of the Bratva, she was locked away - a stain on her father's legacy. While her sister was groomed to be the perfect mafia bride, Irina was given nothing. Until the ruthless Aurelio Bernardi, head of the Italian Mafia, demands her hand in marriage... on the eve of her sister's wedding. The Bratva is shaken. Irina is confused. Aurelio is hiding something. But Irina has secrets of her own - secrets sharp enough to draw blood. Now, thrown into a world that only sees her as a pawn, she has one goal: burn the board before they can play the game. Her father wants her gone. Her husband wants to control her. But Irina? She wants war.

❝Once you've tasted the taste of Sky, you'll forever look up❞~ Leonardo Da Vinci ❛I did taste, but my Sky is the bottom, so where should I look?❜ Neel said with an insanely straight face. ❛Jeez! Look how your Sky is blushing!❜ His friends said; and indeed it was because the sun smeared its red colour all over the blue palette surrounding it as if it was engaged in some heavenly bliss of kiss. Neel and Abhro, the bosom pals have been together since the day they met at their elementary school, be it to back the other up or to squabble, they were inseparable. But there has been a dormant bud of unrequited love from one of them. Will that bud grow to blossom into a beautiful flower or shed off just like any other dry leaf during fall? ★★†★★ Started : 25-05-2022 Completed : - (discontinued) Published: 13-06-2022 Completed: - (discontinued) Cover by @meha-k Character and couple aesthetics by @aurora_2604 CW : hardcore smut, lengthy chapters

"In a city ruled by blood and betrayal, trust is the deadliest weapon." Min Ha-yoon is a fearless journalist who risks everything to uncover the Red Hand mafia's deadly crimes in Seoul's dark alleys, where death is around every corner and betrayal a daily occurrence. But when a threatening message puts her in the crosshairs, she is saved by a group of men not what they seem. BTS -seven men with secret identities-are undercover agents fighting a war against the destruction of Red Hand from within. As allegiances are stretched to the breaking point, and secrets are revealed, Ha-yoon is caught in a fatal game of survival, revenge, and betrayal. With the Red Hand closing in and their pasts on their heels, will Ha-yoon and BTS bring down the empire that has ruled the city, or become their next victims? Suspense. Secrets. Sacrifice. Will Ha-yoon trust the men who approach her as her rescuers, or will their pasts tear them all asunder?