Velvenoir
Blurb
Mira has always lived by one rule: obey.
Gentle, kind-hearted, and burdened by a past she never chose, she has spent her entire life surviving under the control of the father who never loved her. To him, she was never a daughter-only a pawn waiting to be sacrificed.
When her father's dangerous dealings with one of the most feared men in the underworld catch up with him, he is given only one way to repay his debt.
Hand over Mira.
Promised as a bride long before she was old enough to understand what marriage meant, Mira is forced into a life she never chose.
Her future husband, Damien De Luca, is cold, distant, and the heir to one of the most powerful criminal empires in the country. Rumored to be ruthless and impossible to read, he's the last man Mira ever wanted to marry.
But Damien is hiding a secret of his own.
He never wanted this marriage either.
From the moment they meet, they become enemies. Every conversation ends in an argument, every glance is filled with resentment, and every day under the same roof becomes another battle. Both trapped by promises made long before either of them had a choice, they refuse to trust each other.
Until the truth begins to unravel.
As buried secrets come to light and betrayal threatens to tear their worlds apart, Mira discovers that the man she feared may not be her greatest enemy after all. And Damien realizes that the gentle girl he was forced to marry is stronger than anyone ever gave her credit for.
In a world ruled by power, blood, and broken promises, where loyalty can cost a life and love is the most dangerous weakness of all, hatred slowly gives way to something neither of them expected.
Because sometimes...
The person you were forced to marry becomes the only one willing to fight for your freedom.