THE CALDERON BRIDE
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"I said I do to the man I hate the most... but why does my heart betray me every time he says my name?"
Aria Lancaster never expected her freedom to be traded for a marriage contract. But when her family's empire teeters on the edge of collapse, she's forced to marry Leon Calderon-the cold, calculating heir of the very mafia dynasty that destroyed her world.
Leon doesn't want a wife. He wants leverage. Aria is just another pawn in a decades-old game of power, secrets, and revenge.
But neither of them expected the tension. The fire. The slow unraveling of hatred into something dangerous-something real.
As hidden truths surface and enemies close in, Aria must decide: Will she destroy the Calderons from the inside like she swore... or fall for the man she was meant to ruin?
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