Filled with passion, tension, and unspoken desires, this dark romance explores the fine line between love and hate, family loyalty and freedom, and the unbreakable bond of two people forced to fight their demons together.
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Ambrosia Joy Lockwood and Liam Tyler Stanfield were inseparable as children, bonded by their mothers' deep friendship and their own innocent promises. But when tragedy struck on a trip to Switzerland, taking their mothers' lives, everything shattered. Liam abandoned her when she needed him most, and the bond between them turned to bitterness.
Now, at 25 and 28, they're trapped in a marriage neither wanted, orchestrated by the mafia ties that rule Ambra's life and the calculated ambitions of Liam's father. Ambra is fiery, stubborn, and haunted by the weight of her father's expectations, while Liam is a brooding enigma, his charm laced with darkness, his loyalty unwavering but selective.
As they navigate their new life together, old wounds resurface, forcing them to confront the shared pain and resentment that has defined their relationship. Ambra's father, a ruthless mafia boss, sees her as a weapon, trained to kill but hidden behind a façade of elegance. Liam's father, while cold, is kinder-until their worlds collide in a way that tests Ambra's loyalty and Liam's capacity for forgiveness.
Amid the chaos of bloodlines and betrayal, Ambra and Liam are drawn to each other in ways neither can ignore. But with secrets, lies, and dangerous family expectations threatening to tear them apart, they must decide if love can bloom from the ashes of hate-or if their marriage is destined to end in ruin.
(BOTH POVS, HERS AND HIS)
CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE
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Arturo Vasquez -Head of Spanish mafia- was planning on accepting the proposal of Russian mafia leader Ivan Volkov's for his daughter, Aiyana, for her hand in marriage.
Laying the cards down on the table, Marco Dominic Valentino - Head of the Italian mafia - makes a better counteroffer, hence it's settled that Aiyana would marry Amren Valentino, the heir for the Italian mafia.
They only met once before they're married, but sometimes once is enough. Challenges and hurdles thrust their way left and right, leaving the couple no chance but to manifest this fake relationship into something real.
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Excerpt :
"I think I'm strong enough to handle myself" She confesses with specks of anger darting through her eyes.
I groan "You are, but it doesn't mean I like you being away from me in case anything happens" I stress my words, my breath hitting her face in gentle waves.
"Shall you put me on a leash too?" She spits defiantly, smelling the tinge of alcohol on her breath, the knife digging deeper into my skin, I feel it's only moments away from piercing through my skin.
My eyes snap to her angry contortions, her eyebrows furrowed, mouth slightly agape.
"Come on, dance with me. The earth is spinning, we can't just stand on it"
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*I do not own any of the pictures used in this book, they belong to their rightful owners.
*contains cursing.
*contains mature themes.
*focuses more on the romantic aspect, but I guarantee there's some action;)
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