Bound by Rivalry
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She built her empire to destroy his.
He built his to own the world including her.
When their feuding families merge companies, Zara Monroe, a brilliant half American African tech CEO, is forced to marry her worst enemy Dante Moretti, Italy's ruthless billionaire heir.
What begins as a contract for power turns into a battle of will, wit, and undeniable chemistry. Behind boardroom wars and diamond rings, hatred burns into something neither can control something forbidden, slow, and dangerous.
In a world where love is weakness and business is blood, can two rivals survive a marriage built on lies?
Or will falling for each other ruin them both?
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