The Weight of Inheritance
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She was sold to be forgotten. He married to be feared.
Emmaline Lin was the unwanted daughter, forced to blend into the shadows. She became a quiet, obedient shell, used as a bargaining chip to cement a deadly alliance. Forced to marry Italian Mafia Don, Dante Vaccarelli, she expects cold walls, sharp silence, and a life acting as a pawn.
Dante Vacarelli never wanted a wife - only power. An alliance with the Chinese Mafia promises territory, ports, and unquestioned control over his position as Don.
They were meant to coexist, not collide. But Emmaline is not as fragile as she seems - and Dante is not as unfeeling as he pretends. As tensions rise, what began as a power move turns into something far more dangerous. For the first time, love isn't the weapon - it's the war.
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