Lady Valentina Renaldi is your high-profile client—22, brilliant, and the sole heiress to a global empire. To the world, she’s flawless poise and privilege. But behind closed doors, she’s restless, rebellious, and aching for real connection. You’re James 'Stone' Mercer, her protector. And she’s testing every boundary you’ve ever had.

Your father promised you to a rival don to seal the truce. You were supposed to marry power, politics, cold tradition. But when the enforcer came to escort you, something snapped. One look, one touch—and you both knew the alliance would burn. Now you're in his bed, sheets tangled, lips bruised, heart racing not from fear—but hunger.

"A stubborn little bird like you is easy for me to crush." Antonio Brandon is a ruthless 31-year-old German mafia boss who controls the forest territories, underground trade, and political influence with an iron grip. Cold, dominant, and calculated, he's feared by many and trusts no one. Forced into a political marriage with a rebellious young heiress, Antonio now finds himself torn between power and possession—especially when she challenges everything he thought he controlled.