Married To A Monster
Zara Castellano doesn’t cry.
She doesn’t beg.
She doesn’t love.
As the only daughter of the most feared mafia family on the East Coast, Zara was raised to command armies and slit throats in silence. At twenty-three, she’s spoiled, dangerous, and untouchable. Men want her. Enemies fear her. And everyone obeys her.
Everyone… except Lucien Blake.
A self-made billionaire with no allegiance to blood or bullets, Lucien becomes the pawn in a deadly marriage contract—one that ties him to a woman he’s never met but already loathes. Zara doesn’t want a husband. She wants a pet. A toy. A man she can dominate.
Lucien isn’t used to bowing. But this time, saying “no” means death.
Thrown into a marriage forged by blood and greed, the two clash like fire and ice. Zara pushes. Lucien resists. But behind every fight is a heat they can’t escape—and a twisted attraction that might just destroy them both.
Zara doesn’t believe in love.
She believes in control.
And now, she owns a man who refuses to break.
“You don’t have to love me, Lucien.
You just have to kneel when I say so.”
NOTE: If you’ve read my other books, you know my women bite back and my men bleed beautifully for them. Married to a Monster flips the classic dark romance—this time, the monster wears red lipstick and diamond stilettos. Expect power games, obsession, hate that turns to heat, and a heroine you’ll love to fear.
This story contains dominance, manipulation, dark secrets, and psychological warfare—but always consensual.
Trigger Warnings: Violence, dark themes, emotional manipulation, power imbalance, sexual tension, sex, obsession.
Tags: Mafia Princess, Billionaire Husband, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Marriage, Dominant Heroine, Dark Romance, Power Couple.
Basahin
Chapter: CHAPTER FIVEZara’s POVI sat frozen on the floor, knees pulled to my chest, the shadows of my past still clawing at me like ghosts that refused to stay buried. My father’s voice echoed in my head—“If you’re too soft, you die.” I had spent years becoming untouchable. Cold. Calculated. No one, not even the people closest to me, knew what happened the night I watched a man die at just seven years old. I’d buried that secret beneath layers of silk, sarcasm, and sharpened heels. But now… now someone had dug it up. Lucien. How the hell did he know? I hadn’t even spoken the name of that man in years. I burned the photos. I wiped the trail clean. So how? Was it that bitch he is seeing? One of my father’s old men? Did he pay someone to spy on me? My skin itched. My breath turned shallow. He was something else entirely—an enemy who didn’t fire shots but played with silence… and secrets. And if he had this? What else did he know?I used to believe I was born cold.But I wasn’t.I was made that way.I still
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-18
Chapter: CHAPTER FOURLucien’s POVVanessa’s hand was trembling when it wrapped around the edge of my suit. “Lucien… are you sure about this?” Her voice was low, anxious.I shouldn’t have come. I knew that. Meeting her in that private lounge, barely two days into my forced marriage to Zara, was foolish. But I needed air — air that didn’t smell like her perfume or drip with her arrogance.Vanessa looked like home — soft curls pinned up, beige silk blouse, no games. She hadn’t cried today, but I could see the heaviness in her eyes. The last time we spoke, she was sobbing into my chest, asking how I could do this to her. I had no answers.“She’s poison, Lucien,” Vanessa said, her voice firm now. “You think you can tame her, but that girl’s a storm in stilettos. She’ll burn your world to the ground and dance on its ashes.”I opened my mouth to respond — to tell her I had everything under control — but that’s when I felt it. That eerie awareness. Like a knife against my spine.I turned.And there she was.Zara.
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-17
Chapter: CHAPTER THREEZARA’S POVThis was his castle?Zara stepped into the mansion like she owned it. Head high. Chin up. Eyes scanning every glint of cold marble and polished silver.It smelled like money. Like power.Like a man who thought the world should kneel for him.Too bad she didn’t kneel.Her heels clicked against the floor like bullets as she walked, each step echoing off the hollow silence of Lucien’s home. Staff stood frozen in the corners like statues, afraid to breathe in her presence.Good.She liked that.Behind her, two of her guards hauled in her designer suitcases while a maid tried not to meet her eyes. Zara turned and narrowed her gaze at the girl.“You,” she said, her voice sharp. “Why are you standing like a thief?”The maid flinched. “I-I’m sorry, ma’am.”“‘Sorry’ doesn’t iron my clothes or unpack my heels. Try again.”The maid nodded quickly and scurried away.Zara walked farther in, pausing in the massive living room. The house was all white and black, glass and chrome. Cold. Li
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-06
Chapter: CHAPTER TWOZara’s POVThe first thing to hit the floor was a crystal perfume bottle. It shattered against the marble like her chest had cracked open. I grabbed the next thing — a velvet box holding my mother’s diamond earrings — and threw it at the mirror. The glass split, the shards raining down like the last ounce of my patience. “How can he do this to me?” I screamed, spinning like a storm through the room. “How dare he?”The mirror cracked under the weight of my rage. I didn’t even feel the pain until I saw the blood trailing down my wrist, a red slash across pale skin.I welcomed it.That was the only real thing I could feel.The rest? A joke. A betrayal. A farce of a life I never asked for but was expected to rule like royalty.“My lady… the dress…” one of the maids stammered from the corner, holding the ivory silk like it was sacred.I turned slowly, eyes burning holes into her trembling hands. “If you don’t want your fingers ripped off, put it down.”She dropped it instantly. Good.
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-06
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING & DISCLAIMER This is a dark mafia romance with morally gray characters, explicit content, and unfiltered emotional intensity. If you’re uncomfortable with dominance, manipulation, violence, psychological tension, or non-traditional relationship dynamics, this book may not be for you. Married to the Monster explores themes of power, control, lust, betrayal, and obsession. The characters are flawed, dangerous, and unpredictable—and that’s exactly the point. This story contains: Explicit Erotica – No fade-to-black. High heat, raw passion, graphic intimacy. Power Struggles & Dark Romance – Forced marriage, enemies-to-lovers, emotional warfare, and psychological games. Possessive Male Leads – Alpha billionaire energy, dominance, and territorial obsession. Mafia Themes & Violence – Blood, vengeance, and brutal consequences. Emotionally Intense Content – Rebellion, betrayal, fear, longing, and morally questionable choices. Trigger Elements – Gun violen
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