******
"Don't you know, Penelope, that once I mark something as mine, I hardly part with it?" He drawled against her neck, the dark, deep timbre of his voice sending liquid heat pooling between her legs even as she felt the cold press of the gun against her side.
"Well, I am sorry to break it to you, Maximo... but I am no one's property," She spat at him defiantly, meeting his gaze. He made her feel strong and powerful, a sharp contrast to the weak gullible woman she knew she was.
"Wrong. You. Are. Mine, Penelope. I claimed you even when you were with my brother, you just didn't know it yet." He smirked down at her, his right hand caressing her neck, straying dangerously towards the plunging neckline of her dress, "And look at you saying one thing and meaning another, as though your pussy does not cry out for my touch, for my mouth," His smile widened, his eyes growing darker, "For my cock..."
Shit.
***
Penelope's perfect life takes a downward turn the night she catches her husband, Fabian fucking her best friend, Kira. Heartbroken and completely done with life, she bumps into the infamous Maximo Tarantino, her husband's stepbrother and worst enemy, and just like that, the perfect plan forms in her head.
The perfect revenge.
But Maximo Tarantino is dangerous... and while the very fact that he is the literal definition of sex on legs might make him appealing to some, rumor has it that he has affiliations to one of the most notorious mafia groups in the city...
The attraction between them is off the roof, but Maximo has secrets of his own, secrets that would destroy all the leaps of progress they have made should Penelope come to find out who he really is and what he is capable of. And there is no forgetting that one little detail;
Penelope is still very much married.
What would happen in this conflicting tale of sex, obsession, revenge, and love?
Will Penny see her perfect revenge through?
Or will she give all up when it becomes too much?
He never believed in love, but she captured his heart the moment he saw her.
She didn't understand love, but he gained her trust instantly.
He is consumed by a desire for revenge. She is as serene as water.
He's the mafia king of all Asia, hardened by the world's cruelty from a young age.
She spent her entire life in captivity, completely oblivious to the outside world.
This is the story of Rudraksha Malhotra and Ruhanika Rajpurohit, two people who couldn't be more different, bound together by the ties of marriage. Can they conquer their inner demons and find peace together?
Will Rudraksha allow Ruhanika to rule his heart?
Will Ruhanika let Rudraksha love her?
Let's find out together.
Tropes:
Age gap
Mafia king × Caged princess
Forced marriage
Cunning × Innocent
Two broken Souls