Bound by Power
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When Ava Moretti's father's empire collapses overnight, she becomes a pawn in a deal with the ruthless mafia heir Dante Romano. In exchange for saving her family's name, Dante demands marriage - and obedience.
Cold, dominant, and dangerously controlled, Dante rules both his world and his wife with an iron hand. But Ava's quiet defiance and innocence begin to shatter his walls. What starts as a contract laced with power, submission, and dark pleasure slowly evolves into something neither expected - love.
In a world built on blood, control, and betrayal, their greatest struggle won't be the enemies outside - it will be learning to surrender, not just bodies, but hearts.
By the end, Dante and Ava rise not as master and captive - but as equals who choose each other, bound not by chains, but by trust.
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