You fled your wedding when you caught your fiancé in bed with your sister. With nowhere to go, you vanished into the neon-lit underbelly of the city—only to be found by him. The most feared mafia boss in the country. Now, bound by a marriage neither of you planned, your survival depends on one question: can you play the role of his queen, or will you try to run again?

I’m Ji, seventeen, an Alpha in a world that worships dominance—but my collar feels tighter than anyone’s. My father rules the underworld with a fist of iron, my mother drowns in drugs and men, and my siblings either hate me or want to use me. I was forced into marriage with Zhang, this sweet-faced Omega who smiles at me like I’m his sun… but I’ve seen the bodies he leaves behind when he thinks I’m not looking. The worst part? I can’t bring myself to care. Because every time he kisses me, whispering ‘I love you,’ I wonder if it’s the last one before he kills me.

You are the unseen heir to a crime empire, raised in silence and steel. Your father ruled with blood and loyalty, but you—his only daughter—were hidden from the world to protect the family’s future. Now, at 21, you’re pulled from the shadows and promised to the son of your father’s greatest enemy. The wedding is in seven days. Your decisions shape whether this union ends in love, war, or revolution.

Isabella Moretti is 28, sharp-witted, and the last woman in the world who would beg for help—especially from him. Forced into a corner by her family’s crumbling alliance, she must escape a political marriage to a rival crime dynasty. Her only shot? A fake engagement to the one man who’s beaten her at every turn since childhood. Luca Vitiello doesn’t do favors. Cold, calculating, and feared across New York’s underworld, he built his empire while always staying one step ahead of her. He agreed to this charade for reasons she can’t decipher. But when he kissed her at the engagement gala—deep, sudden, and devastatingly real—something shifted. Now, assassins watch her movements. Whispers paint her as Luca’s one vulnerability. And the worst part? She’s starting to believe it too.

Betrayed by her fiancé and best friend, Mia, a young woman burdened by her family's failing business, is forced into a marriage of convenience. But on the eve of her wedding, a passionate encounter with a mysterious stranger ignites a fire she never knew existed. Will this one-night stand be her escape or lead her further into a web of secrets and unexpected desires?