Once, she was his queen.
Isabella Romano-Castillo, born to one of Italy's oldest crime dynasties, was the jewel of the Romano family. Elegant, fiery, and fiercely intelligent, she was everything a Mafia king like Alex Castillo ever wanted-and more.
Their love was legendary. A forbidden union between two powerful families, sealed with a kiss, consecrated in blood. Together, they ruled the southern territories-powerful, feared, untouchable.
Until the betrayal.
Until secrets buried in Isabella's past clawed their way to the surface.
Now, Alex Castillo-once her protector, her lover, the father of her child-has turned into something else entirely. Cold. Ruthless. Possessive. Her punishment is not death... but servitude. Stripped of her title, her dignity, and her rights as a mother, Isabella remains by his side not as wife, but slave-all for a betrayal she never had a chance to explain.
In a world of lies, loyalty, and blood-soaked power plays, can Isabella reclaim her voice? Can a shattered love be rebuilt-or is she destined to remain nothing more than a chained ghost in Alex's golden prison?
Because in the Mafia, love doesn't die.
It turns deadly.
⚠️ WARNING: ⚠️
This story contains dark and mature themes including bloodshed, graphic violence, emotional manipulation, power imbalance, psychological trauma, and scenes that may be disturbing to sensitive readers.
There will be killing. There will be pain.
And not everyone makes it out alive.
Read at your own risk.
Isabella Moretti had been born in Italy with the Moretti's.
Her Biological family.
But one fateful night her Mum sneaks into her room while she's asleep and took her from her Papa and Brothers because at the time her Dad was leader of the Italian Mafia and her Mum felt it wasn't safe for her to be there.
But to Isabella it wasn't safe to be with her Mum, especially when her Mum took her daily drug dose and called over her drug dealer boyfriend. But one night after a beating her Mum goes out and never returns. She has to live with her step-father Tim!
That's when the abuse, drugs, and rape happens.
She finds her Dad and brothers again but will she trust them? Will she ever love them? And MOST IMPORTANTLY will she trust them enough to tell them?