! warning G!P ! Alexis Aurora Cruz Gonzales must find a wife, in order to claim her father's empire. Known as only the eldest of a wealthy dynasty, the public is unaware of the dark secrets underpinning their fortune. Without any luck finding a suitable candidate to fill up the position, one of her underlings proposes a deal; his girlfriend's hand, for a hefty payout. Madeline Armani, is tired of her boring life with her abusive boyfriend. One day she is kidnapped from her cafe, and suddenly being forced into a toxic and sex fueled matrimony with the world's most powerful woman. What unfolds when a seemingly 'innocent' woman is bound to a heartless, powerful mafia leader?

Book 4 of The Legacy Series Madison Cole has two rules Don't mix her personal life with soccer Don't risk her last year of eligibility for anything She breaks both in one night The woman from the bar was supposed to be a one-time thing. A perfect stranger. A memory she'd carry into fifth year and nothing else Then Madison walks onto her field Monday morning and finds that same woman standing there with a staff lanyard and a clipboard Lexi Sterling. Assistant coach. Former pro. The one person she absolutely cannot have Now every practice is a problem. Every look across the field is a risk. Every time Lexi says her name Madison has to remember all the reasons this cannot happen The NCAA would end them both if anyone found out. Madison knows that She does She also knows exactly what it feels like to have Lexi Sterling's full attention And she's not sure she can walk away from that "You're my coach." "I know." "So we can't do this." "I know." "...okay." "Madison." "Give me a minute." 18+ | sapphic forbidden romance | coach/player | one night stand to more | age gap | slow burn | career vs heart | dual POV | Book 4 of The Legacy Series

~ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐑𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫.~ "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬." "𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝." "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨?" "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝."

After a decade of playing the invisible support for her superstar partner, Miu, Lena finally reaches her breaking point. Stung by Miu's coldness, Lena walks out into a torrential downpour, leaving behind the life she built for someone else. While Lena finds healing at the coast and a new sense of worth through the vibrant idol Yara, Miu is forced to face the wreckage of her own arrogance. Realizing too late that Lena wasn't just a habit but her very breath, Miu enters a crematorium of regret, fighting to transform from a selfish star into a woman worthy of a second chance. This is a story of long-term love lost and rediscovered, proving that sometimes a relationship must be burned to the ground before it can truly bloom in the light.