Married To The Devil For Peace
She was never meant to find out.
Twenty-three-year-old Velma Moretti has spent her entire life believing she is the cherished daughter of one of the most powerful mafia families in New York. Everything changes the night she overhears a conversation she was never meant to hear.
She isn’t a daughter, she’s a bargaining chip.
To prevent a bloody war between rival syndicates, Velma is promised to Izaak Volkov — the feared heir of a Russian mafia empire known for brutality, violence, and absolute loyalty.
Izaak wants nothing to do with a political marriage.
Velma wants nothing to do with him.
Unfortunately, neither of them gets a choice.
Forced into a marriage designed to secure peace, they become trapped between two powerful criminal organizations, family betrayals, assassination attempts, and secrets capable of starting a war.
The longer Velma remains at Izaak’s side, the more she discovers the monster the world fears isn’t the man she expected.
But when a devastating secret from her past comes to light, both mafia empires are forced to choose: Protect the woman at the centre of the conflict or sacrifice her to keep the peace.
The problem?
Izaak Volkov has never been good at sharing what belongs to him.
And he now considers Velma his.
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Chapter: Chapter 5 : Forced On MeMy eyes widened. I shot out of my chair and stared at him cautiously. “U-Uncle.” I looked at him, then back at the gun.“Relax Velma.” He turned it down. “It’s for you.”Slowly, he handed it over to me, along with a strap. I took them, and the familiar weight of the gun settled into my palm.Immediately, old memories resurfaced. Long afternoons at our private shooting range. Sneaking around so dad wouldn’t know I was training to be strong “This is definitely the strangest wedding gift anyone has ever received.” I remarked, trying to lighten the mood. But he didn’t laugh. His expression remained serious.“Strap it to your leg.” He said. “You still remember your training?”I nodded, and did as he asked. “Good.” I looked at uncle and realised his shoulders were tense, and he looked at me with so much worry. I swallowed. “Uncle Marcus...why are you giving me this today?”I had always asked for a personal gun, but he had always turned down my request. His forehead creased
Last Updated: 2026-09-11
Chapter: Chapter 4 : Perfect Trophy WifeThe next few days blurred together.At first, I made several attempts to run away. But each time the guards caught me before I slipped away. This made father tighten security and I practically became a prisoner in my room. I stopped talking to everyone. Mother and Uncle Marcus tried. While Father and Ruby ignored me. Well it was alright, I didn’t want to talk to them either.I kept myself occupied by researching one thing: Izaak Volkov.If I was being forced to marry him, then I wanted to know exactly who he was.The internet became my best friend. Who needed Ruby?The more I searched, the worse things became.Every article I came across dubbed him as ruthless. As an inhumane being that had not a single ounce of humanity in him. But the stories seemed exaggerated. The reporters that gave him the title of the “billionaire devil”, they didn’t really know them, did they? The fact that I knew nothing about the man I was about to marry and the uncertainty of it all, both
Last Updated: 2026-09-11
Chapter: Chapter 3 : Thanks For The ReminderI didn't sleep.I couldn’t, not even for a single minute.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the photograph Father had shown me. The dark hair, a scar running near his jaw, coupled with cold eyes that stared back at me. Izaak Volkov.The man who apparently I was supposed to get married to in a week. I hated him even before meeting him. I knew it wasn’t fair. He wasn't the one who'd lied to me for eighteen years.But every time I thought about him, all I could see was a cage with his name written across it.The moment the sun came up, I left my room.I wasn't interested in breakfast. I wasn't interested in speaking to my mother. I wasn't interested in pretending everything was normal.I had one destination.Ruby's room.I marched down the hallway with enough anger to burn down our mansion. By the time I reached her door, I wasn't even bothering to be polite.I pushed it open without knocking.Ruby nearly dropped her phone."What the hell, Velma?"She sat upright in be
Last Updated: 2026-09-11
Chapter: Chapter 2 : He Will Find YouI didn’t move at first. My legs felt like they belonged to someone else.“Velma.” He said it again, the same flat tone. “Now.”I stepped over the broken vase and walked past him into the office, because there wasn’t really another option. He shut the door behind me. On any other day, I would’ve shrunk back, feigned ignorance, kept playing my role as the naive daughter.But not after this. Not after all I’d just heard.“I heard what you were discussing.”I raised my chin up at him defiantly.A small frown appeared on his face. It was the one he had whenever a negotiation or contract deal wasn’t going his way.I never knew I’d one day be on the receiving end of it.“Velma, I don’t know what you heard. But please, before you throw a tantrum...”I cut in, glaring at him. “I don’t throw tantrums.”“Right.”His unconvinced tone, and the way he looked at me with condescension, made my blood boil.“Velma, we’ll discuss everything in the morning. You need to rest. Tomorrow is goi
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Chapter: Chapter 1 : The Conversation That Changed EverythingIf I hadn’t forgotten my phone on the kitchen counter, I would’ve never learnt the truth.I would’ve spent the night laughing with my cousin on the phone, instead of learning the ugly secret my father had been keeping.“Ugh, where is it?” With the faint light, I felt around the cabinet surface, until I finally touched my phone.“Got it.” I slipped it into my pocket and headed out.I was going back to my room, when I noticed the lights were on in my father’s office. The sound of hushed whispers flowed to my ears.That was strange. It was well past midnight, and Father was an early sleeper. Who could be there?Most of the staff had gone to bed early because of tomorrow’s gala.I stopped in front of the closed office door.“You should’ve told her years ago.”I recognised my uncle Marcus’s voice. It was rough around the edges and impossible to mistake.Silence followed. Then my father’s voice answered.“There was no reason to.”“You can’t seriously expect her to accept this.”
Last Updated: 2026-09-11
The Billionaire's Marriage Investement
Victoria agreed to marry a man she barely knows.
She needs money fast. Her grandmother’s surgery can’t wait, and neither can the startup she’s poured everything into. Victoria knows her app can succeed. The problem is getting someone powerful enough to believe in it too.
After months of rejection, one risky decision puts her in front of Ryder Lake.
Ryder Lake is the rich and untouchable heir to Tecna Group.
Ryder has done everything alone, and he plans to keep it that way. He doesn’t do relationships, doesn’t trust easily, and definitely doesn’t need a wife. But when his position in the company is threatened by his own sister, the board and his father gives him an ultimatum: get married or lose his title as heir.
So he offers Victoria a deal. He’ll fund her startup and pay for her grandmother’s surgery.
All she has to do is become Mrs. Lake.
What starts as a cold contract quickly turns into a night of passion, jealousy neither of them wants to admit to, and feelings that become impossible to ignore.
Victoria tries to keep emotional distance and Ryder is starting to want something that was never part of the agreement.
Her.
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Chapter: Chapter 114 : Fiction“My third case against Rocco Lake is a case of murder.”To everyone seated in the room, the words sounded so absurd that for a moment, nobody seemed to know how to respond. Ryder’s face remained cold and unfeeling as he clicked on his laptop, making the next slide appear on the projector behind him.Mr. Bannerman was the first to recover.He leaned forward in his chair, his brows drawn together as he looked across the table at Ryder. “Ryder, stop this ridiculousness. You have already made serious accusations against your father today, but this is going too far. Murder?”Ryder didn't even turn toward him.His attention remained on Rocco.Mr. Bannerman looked around the table as though expecting someone else to intervene, but Ryder had already moved to the next slide. The projector displayed an old photograph, though the quality was poor enough that the woman in it was difficult to make out clearly.Ryder rested one hand against the edge of the table and continued as though nobod
Last Updated: 2026-10-06
Chapter: Chapter 113 : Take A PictureVictoria stared at Serena, barely able to process what she was seeing.After everything that had happened, after being dragged out of Tecna and brought to an unfamiliar place against her will, she had expected almost anyone to be standing in front of her. She had considered Rocco. Maybe even Rita. She had not expected Serena.Victoria slowly pushed herself upright, but the men standing behind her immediately moved closer, making it clear that she was not going anywhere.“What do you want?” Victoria asked, trying to keep her voice steady despite the fear running through her.Serena smiled. She looked completely comfortable standing there, and looking down on Victoria like she were a mere insect. “I want Ryder back,” Serena replied, folding her arms across her chest. “That is all I’ve ever wanted. Ryder and I were supposed to be together, and you came along and ruined everything.”Victoria almost rolled her eyes, if not for the severity of the situation. “So you kidnapped me
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Chapter: Chapter 112 - You're HereVictoria continued struggling as the people carrying her moved through the building, but the cloth covering her head made it impossible to tell where they were taking her. She couldn't see the floor beneath her feet or the faces of the people holding her, and every attempt to free herself only seemed to make them tighten their grip. One person had her arms pinned against her sides while another held her legs, leaving her with very little room to move. She twisted her body, trying to make herself difficult to carry, but they barely seemed affected by her efforts.“Let me go!” she screamed against the hand covering her mouth, the words coming out as muffled sounds. She tried biting the person's palm, but the hand immediately moved away from her mouth and caught her chin instead, forcing her head back.“Stop struggling,” someone muttered impatiently.Victoria ignored the warning and kicked again, hoping to strike whoever was holding her legs. Her foot connected with something
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Chapter: Chapter 111 : KidnappingVictoria had been waiting outside the board meeting room, constantly glancing through the glass door to see what was happening.It was a bit tinted, but she could still make out everyone’s sitting position and see the occasional conversation exchange across the table. She couldn’t hear what they were saying, which somehow made the waiting worse. Every time someone moved, Victoria found herself trying to read their expression and guess what had just been said.She had been doing that for several minutes now.“Has he gotten to the main part? He’s been in there for a while...” she muttered.She was worried partly because Ryder had strictly hidden what case he wanted to raise against Rocco. He had told her that he had three cases prepared, but he had refused to tell her what the third one was. Every time she asked, he had simply given her that irritatingly calm look of his and told her she would find out when everyone else did.And also because now he was her husband for real, so o
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Chapter: Chapter 110 : A Case Of MurderRocco’s eyes scanned the room until they clashed with Ryder’s.His gaze was icy cold, but his mouth stretched into his fake business smile as he drew all attention to him.“Why is everywhere as silent as a graveyard? Don’t we have a meeting to start?” He asked.“Guess it’s because someone’s career is about to die here today.” Julius muttered, having appeared out of nowhere.“What are you doing here?” Ryder asked his friend.“Have you forgotten I am a shareholder to Tecna?”“Yes. But you never attended board meetings.”Julius stretched out a hand and exaggeratedly patted Ryder’s back. “Well today I am body. Someone’s gotta support my homeboy.”“Eww.” Ryder wriggled out of his hold, but there was a smile on his face as he took his seat.Without even hesitating, he sat in his usual seat, which was by Rocco’s right hand. Since Rita was absent, there was a seat available for Julius.Rocco watched him for a moment before turning his attention to the rest of the board. There were n
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Chapter: Chapter 109 : Unfilial SonA week later, Ryder Lake walked into Tecna like nothing had happened.That was the first thing everyone noticed.He didn't look like a man who had spent days in a hospital bed after being unconscious. He didn't move carefully, and there was no trace of weakness in his posture as he walked through the main entrance with Victoria beside him.His dark suit was perfectly fitted, his tie was neatly arranged, and his expression carried the same calm confidence that had become so familiar to everyone who worked for him.If anyone had walked into the building that morning without knowing what had happened over the past few weeks, they would have assumed Ryder had simply returned from an ordinary business trip.But nobody in Tecna believed that.The entire building knew.Ryder had filed a formal complaint against Rocco Lake.His father.The chairman of Tecna.And somehow, that single fact had changed the atmosphere of the entire company.Conversations that had once happened openly i
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