The price of power
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Last published Sun, Jan 11, 2026
In a world where power and wealth shape every decision, The price of power is the tale of a ruthless heir caught in the web of his family's expectations and a love he never saw coming. Raised by a mother who controls every aspect of his life, he is bound by duty to marry for power, not love. His fiancée, a woman of his mother's choosing, is tragically murdered, leaving him a shell of the man he once was.
But fate has other plans when he meets a woman from a wealthy family, seeking her own identity after surviving a life-altering heart surgery. Unbeknownst to her, she becomes the pawn in his game to escape his mother's manipulations. But as their tangled lives intertwine, secrets long buried come to light, betrayal is revealed, and the truth behind a murder shatters everything they thought they knew.
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