Blood Ties and Burning Hearts
Read the storyLena, a sheltered art student, is thrust into the underworld when her family's debt forces her into an arranged marriage with Viktor, the ruthless mafia boss who owns them. Expecting cruelty, she's stunned when Viktor treats her with unexpected tenderness, shielding her from the violence of his world. As their marriage of convenience blurs into something real, Lena discovers Viktor's brutal exterior hides a man shattered by loss. When a rival family targets her, Viktor's obsession with keeping her safe ignites a bloody war. Torn between duty and desire, they must decide—is their love worth burning the city down for? (Dark romance with a twist: the real danger isn't the mob, but how much they'll sacrifice for each other.)