Princess Y/N has always lived in her sister’s shadow, expected to marry beneath her family’s expectations. But when a mysterious traveler catches her golden apple during the Festival of Fate, her world is turned upside down. As secrets unravel and an ancient king reveals his true identity, Y/N discovers that the stranger who claimed her heart is the legendary Dragon King—who recognized her as his queen from the very first glance.
Witnessing a mafia execution was never supposed to happen. Neither was surviving it. When Y/N stumbles into the path of the infamous mafia boss Damien Blackwood, she becomes the only civilian to witness one of his ruthless executions. In Damien’s world, loose ends don’t exist—and witnesses never live long enough to tell their stories. But instead of killing her, he kidnaps her. Locked away in the heavily guarded estate of the city’s most feared man, Y/N quickly learns that Damien Blackwood is every bit as cold and merciless as the rumors claim. Feared by allies, hunted by enemies, and loyal to no one but his empire, he’s a man who built his name on blood and intimidation. As enemies close in and secrets unravel, the line between captor and protector begins to blur. The longer Y/N remains in Damien’s world, the more she realizes the greatest danger isn’t being his prisoner… It’s becoming the only woman capable of reaching the heart of a man who was never meant to love. In a world ruled by violence, betrayal, and power, one wrong turn may have doomed them both.
