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They say fire cleanses. They never watched it steal the only person who ever mattered. Two years ago, I buried my sister in ash and screams—her life stolen by the same criminal empire I swore to dismantle. Now I’m back on Oʻahu, undercover, armed with ink, steel, and a name that’s not mine. Every tattoo I give brings me closer to the man who lit the match. Makoa Keahi. Ex-priest. Syndicate king. A legend carved in blood and ink with storm-gray eyes and a scar that cuts deeper than it looks. He’s everything I should hate. But the closer I get, the more I see the cracks in his empire...

They bound me to him with blood. Before I even knew what love was. I was ten when the ritual sealed us. A sacred vow. A whispered command. Protect her as shadow, as blade, as brother. But they didn’t ask me if I could survive her loss. Now she’s gone—my vow buried with her. And in her place stands the girl who shares her blood. The one I was never meant to want. The one they hunted through fire and silence and blood-soaked marble floors. Elaria Fontanesi walks into my world broken. A daughter of betrayal. A girl forged in grief. She doesn’t know who I am. Or what I did to protect ...

🔥 OWNED BY THE CARTEL 🔥 I knew the knock at the door was a warning. I didn’t expect it to be a sentence. They came in the dead of night. Not for money. Not for retribution. For me. Valentín Montoya—the name that rules Buenos Aires like a whispered prayer and a curse. A man who doesn’t negotiate. Doesn’t forgive. And now, he owns me. My husband’s debt should have died with him, but Montoya doesn’t believe in loose ends. So I was dragged into his world, my daughter cradled in my arms, with no chance of escape. I was meant to be a prisoner. A lesson. A possession. But he ...

🔥 CROWNED BY THE CARTEL 🔥 I was never meant to wear the crown. I was meant to plan the weddings, host the parties, and smile for the cameras. Not fight. Not kill. Not rule. But when my father was murdered, I learned the truth—fairy tales don’t exist in the cartel. And the only way to survive is to become something worse than the monsters hunting me. Diego Montiel—the brother I once loved—put a price on my head. Gabriel Sarmiento—the man I once feared—became my only chance at survival. He stole me away under the cover of night. Not for ransom. Not for mercy. For war. They ...

I was my father’s prized possession, sheltered and obedient. But when he promised me to Viktor Sokolov—a man fifteen years my senior and as feared as he was respected—my life became a dark gamble. Viktor was ruthless, a cold enforcer with a history drenched in blood and betrayal. His eyes burned with unspoken torment, and his touch was both a promise of pain and pleasure. I was thrust into a marriage that bound me not just to a man but to a world where trust was scarce, and survival meant playing by brutal rules. He said I was his, that there was no escape. I fought him at every turn,...

Yo era la posesión más preciada de mi padre, protegida y obediente. Pero cuando me prometió a Viktor Sokolov—un hombre quince años mayor que yo, tan temido como respetado—mi vida se convirtió en una apuesta oscura. Viktor era despiadado, un ejecutor frío con una historia empapada de sangre y traición. Sus ojos ardían con un tormento no dicho, y su toque era tanto una promesa de dolor como de placer. Me vi lanzada a un matrimonio que me ató no solo a un hombre, sino a un mundo donde la confianza era escasa y la supervivencia exigía seguir reglas brutales. Dijo que yo era suya, ...

Volví para enterrar mi pasado. En cambio, caminé directo a los brazos de mi peor pesadilla. Malachim Vetrov. Implacable. Calculador. El Pakhan de la Bratva Vetrov—un nombre que se susurra como amenaza en los rincones más oscuros del submundo. El chico que alguna vez me atormentó se ha convertido en el hombre más poderoso de Moscú. Y ahora... Mi destino está en sus manos. Su oferta es simple: quedarme bajo su techo, cuidar de su hija y fingir que entre nosotros nunca ocurrió nada. Pero con Mal, nada es simple. Su mirada es una advertencia silenciosa, su presencia, una tormenta ...

🔥 AUCTIONED TO THE CARTEL 🔥 I was born a daughter of the cartel. Branded. Promised. A pawn in my father’s ruthless empire. I spent my life waiting for an escape. But when the walls finally closed in, freedom didn’t come. Santino Corso did. The Butcher of Buenos Aires. The man who stole me in the dead of night. Not to save me. Not to set me free. To own me. He tells me I belong to him. That I was never meant for another. That he’ll break me before he ever lets me go. But I’m done being a pawn in this world of kings. I’ll fight him. Tempt him. Manipulate him. And when the time...

🔥 MARKED BY THE CARTEL 🔥 I spent my whole life staying one step ahead. Playing the game. Making the deals. Controlling the power. And then he came back from the dead. Gael Morales— The man I left to burn. The man who should have stayed buried. The man who now holds my life in his hands. I built an empire on secrets and lies, but Gael knows the truth. And he’s not here to negotiate. He’s here to take what he’s owed. My body. My loyalty. My submission. But what neither of us expected was that when you push too hard, the prey stops running. When you strip away the lies, only ...

They say sin finds you when your soul is pure. I was raised to pray, to obey, to stay untouched. Twenty years in Catholic skirts and whispered Hail Marys— Never kissed. N ever defiled. Never meant to cross paths with a devil in a tailored suit. But the night Vieri Tavano walked into my café, drenched in blood and silence, my world shattered. He took me. Not for love. Not for lust. As collateral. He swore he wouldn’t touch me… Not unless I begged him to. And God help me, I’m starting to. He’s cold, cruel, carved from shadows—and yet, I see something in his eyes. Pain. Guilt. A ...

I came back to bury my past. Instead, I walked straight into the arms of my worst nightmare. Malachim Vetrov. Ruthless. Calculated. The Pakhan of the Vetrov Bratva—a man whose name is a whispered threat in the underworld. The boy who once tormented me has become the most powerful man in Moscow, and now? He holds my fate in his hands. His offer is simple—stay under his roof, care for his daughter, and pretend the past between us never happened. But nothing with Mal is ever simple. His gaze is a silent warning, his presence a storm I can’t outrun. The man I hate is also the one I ...

Dmitri They slaughtered my family before my eyes. I was a powerless boy, forced to watch. For years, I’ve meticulously plotted to make Sergei Marakov pay. But when I capture his daughter Valentina, I’m overwhelmed by my reawakened feelings. She’s the light that beckons me from the darkness. How can I sacrifice the vengeance I’ve craved to spare the woman I fantasized about but was never meant to love? Valentina I was born into power and privilege, naive to my father’s criminal empire. Until the day I’m nearly killed and taken hostage by Dmitri, the boy from my past now twisted ...

𝐈 was born to be a pawn in my father’s game. But he never expected the devil to claim me instead. They dressed me in silk and called it luxury. But gilded cages are still cages— and I was handed over like property… sold to a man who doesn't buy anything. He takes. Lorcan Vesper is everything I was raised to fear— ruthless, calculating, merciless. He says I belong to him now. That my father's debt has a price. And I’m it. He doesn't hurt me. Not in the way I expect. He invades my mind instead—studies my every move, controls without chains, commands without touching. And ...

❖ I was never supposed to be his. Now, I wear his ring… and his name. ❖ Marcus Drake is a monster. A king forged in blood and ruthlessness, ruling over Port Hollow’s underworld with an iron fist. He doesn’t believe in love. He doesn’t believe in mercy. And he sure as hell doesn’t believe in saving people. But when the cartel marks me for death, Marcus doesn’t just save me—he claims me. A forced marriage. A deal inked in blood. A vow I never agreed to. Now, I’m trapped in his gilded cage, suffocated by his control, tormented by the way his touch sets my body on fire. He ...

At nineteen, I was no stranger to fear. But nothing could prepare me for Ivan Romanov. He’s the devil cloaked in power, the Pakhan of the Romanov Bratva—a man who could destroy me with a glance. Taken from my world and thrust into his, I became his pawn, his leverage in a war my brother ignited. Ivan is merciless, a man carved from shadows and blood, yet the crackling tension between us is impossible to deny. He tells me I’m his captive, that I mean nothing, but the way he watches me, the way his touch lingers, speaks of a dangerous obsession neither of us can control. The deeper ...

Irina I was forged in the fires of tragedy, my family ripped away by Sergei's brutality. Now, I live for one purpose: vengeance. As a hardened mercenary, I've honed my body and mind into lethal weapons, all to bring down the man who shattered my world and took my brother. But when I'm paired with Alexei on this high-stakes mission, my carefully laid plans begin to unravel. His unwavering optimism and infuriating charm threaten to crack the icy shell I've built around my heart. How can I trust someone in this world of betrayal, especially when my growing feelings for him could jeopardize ...

❖ He took me as collateral. Now, he wants my submission. ❖ I came looking for my brother. Now, I belong to a monster. Lucius Valmont. Feared king of Port Amara’s underworld. A man who doesn’t ask—he takes. Cold, ruthless, and lethal, he rules his empire with an iron grip, bending men to his will and breaking anyone who defies him. Now, I’m his prisoner. His plaything. His next obsession. He says I will kneel. That no matter how hard I fight, I will crave the chains he wraps around me. But I don’t bend. I don’t beg. And I sure as hell don’t belong to men like him. Except…...

Nací en un mundo de sangre y poder, un simple peón en un juego manejado por hombres despiadados. Pero nada podría haberme preparado para Stepan Belov. Él es el arma más letal de la Bratva; un fantasma en la oscuridad, un hombre sin pasado, sin debilidad. Inflexible. Indestructible. Un depredador que protege lo suyo con precisión mortal. Y ahora, yo le pertenezco. Tras un intento de asesinato, Stepan es asignado como mi guardaespaldas. Mi escudo. Mi sombra. Mi tormento. Frío. Implacable. Completamente intocable. Hasta la noche en que logro vislumbrar las grietas en su armadura. Las ...

🔥 BLOODBOUND TO THE CARTEL 🔥 I never wanted this life. Never wanted to be a cartel wife, a possession wrapped in gold and blood. But in this world, what I want doesn’t matter. They traded me like currency. A deal sealed in gunpowder and death. And now, I belong to Matías Castillo—the Beast of the Arias Cartel. Scarred. Ruthless. Unrelenting. He doesn’t ask for obedience. He takes it. He doesn’t demand loyalty. He owns it. And now, he says he owns me. But he doesn’t know my secrets. He doesn’t know that the child I carry isn’t his. And when he finds out, I’ll lose the ...

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