Heart Of The Captor
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Heart of the Captor
Lily Russo thought her suffering would end when she inherited her grandfather's fortune, finally escaping the clutches of her abusive stepbrother. But her hopes are crushed when she's sold like a pawn to the city's most feared mafia king, Dante Moretti. What was supposed to be a strategic kidnapping to draw out her brother turns into something far darker when Dante learns of her betrayal-and forces her into a brutal marriage.
Dante's plan is simple: destroy Lily to avenge the pain her family caused him. He intends to shatter her spirit, make her his, and leave her with nothing but heartbreak. But Lily isn't the broken girl he expected. Strong, defiant, and unwilling to be controlled, she refuses to bend to Dante's cruel will, no matter how powerful he is. Yet with every act of defiance, a dangerous attraction sparks between them-one that neither of them can ignore.
As Lily fights for her freedom, she uncovers shocking truths about her stepbrother-horrors that link him to Dante's tragic past. Caught between two dangerous men, Lily realizes escaping may cost more than she ever imagined.
In a world where betrayal runs deep and love could be her undoing, Lily must decide if her heart can survive the very man who holds it captive.
Dark, twisted, and irresistibly addictive, Heart of the Captor is an enemies-to-lovers romance that will leave you breathless. Can love truly rise from the ashes of revenge, or will their pasts destroy them both?
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