A fake marriage hides a gay son's secret and sparks a forbidden affair with a mafia king.
After catching Daniel cheating, Fay Alden learns her biological father is don Lorenzo Alden, a rival mafia don. To shield her from Lorenzo's threats, Daniel's father Kent Lippert arranges a marriage between Fay and Daniel, a convenient cover for Daniel's hidden sexuality. Thrust into a brutal underworld, Fay navigates lethal codes while an intense attraction to Kent escalates into a clandestine dominant-submissive affair. Complications mount when Lorenzo and Russian syndicate leader Ivan Kozlov reveal a coordinated plot: Ivan is an undercover officer targeting Kent, and Lorenzo intends to trade Fay for a stronger alliance. Their betrayal lands Kent in prison, and Fay discovers she carries his child, forcing her to turn against her biological father and manipulate Ivan to secure Kent's freedom.
romance
mafia
What draws you in
Fake marriage masks ex's secret sexuality
Forbidden affair with ex's mafia father
Double-cross by biological father and cop
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Readers who crave arranged-marriage tension, secret royalty tropes, and morally gray power dynamics will love this.
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