LOGIN“Kidnapped, hunted, and desired—she’s the heiress everyone wants to claim.” Zyra thought she was just a bartender, living a simple life with dreams of a future alongside her boyfriend. But one overheard secret, one careless step, plunges her into the deadly world of the mafia….a world ruled by power, betrayal, and blood. Kidnapped and trapped by Rafael, a man feared and respected by all, she must navigate a dangerous game of survival where every choice could cost her life. Just when she thinks she might find safety, another shadow emerges: Cassian, a mafia lord claiming she was promised to him from birth. Secrets about her past, a family she never knew, and a life stolen from her come crashing down. Caught between two ruthless men…one obsessed with her, one demanding her submission. Zyra must fight to uncover the truth, protect those she loves, and reclaim the empire that is rightfully hers. In a world where love is dangerous, trust is deadly, and every heartbeat could be her last, Zyra will learn that surviving the mafia is only the beginning… and her choices could decide not just her fate, but the fate of an empire. “Her heart is their battleground, and her life is the prize.”
View MoreZyra's POVI jolted up from the bed, sweating, shaking, the accident still replaying behind my eyes in broken, violent flashes. I pressed a hand to my chest, trying to steady my breathing, and it was only then that I noticed the other side of the room Rafael, sitting there with his leg crossed, watching me."Are you okay?" he asked.I sighed. "Yeah, I am fine. Why are you her—" I paused mid-word, my eyes catching on him properly for the first time."I wanted to be sure you were fine," he said, standing."Did you kill him?" I asked.He faltered, his back turning to face me instead. "Don't ask me questions that are not related to you, Zyra," he said, already trying to walk away. I caught him by the arm."Rafael," I whispered, stepping in front of him, forcing him to look me in the eye. "You are still bleeding," I said, reaching up to touch his face."I am fine," he said, pulling away from my hand."You should go back to sleep," he added."No, Rafael. You are bleeding, and I know you w
Micheal's POVI stood at the edge of the door, watching Rafael's car pull out of the building and disappear down the road, then sighed and walked back inside. Zoe met me halfway through the hall."Is Rafael okay, or has he become soft?" she asked as we fell into step beside each other."What do you mean, he has become soft?" I asked, leading us toward my office."Can't you see? Why did he let the boy live? I mean, this actual guy betrayed him, and he let him live," Zoe said, arms already crossing over her chest."I don't have a word for that, Zoey," I whispered."What do you mean, you don't have words for that, Micheal?" she pushed."Listen, Zoe, I am sure you have no issues with the boss. I guess you should just ask him the question yourself," I said, rubbing my forehead, tired of the conversation before it had even started.She scoffed, folding her arms tighter. "I don't think we really need to fight about it, Micheal," she said."Did you take care of the cop's lady?" I asked, chang
Rafael's POVThe blow landed clean across Dave's face, snapping his head to the side, and he groaned through it but didn't cry out. Didn't beg. I almost respected that."You really are a brave one, Dave." I crouched slightly, studying the blood at the corner of his mouth. "Let me guess you thought I wasn't going to find out. Or your people would kill me, because I walked in alone, and probably because I was with a girl. Huh? Tell me."I gripped his face, forcing his eyes to mine. He actually chuckled, blood on his teeth."I wonder why you always get this lucky," he whispered.I slapped him hard enough to snap his head the other way. "So you work for someone else." I straightened, circling him slowly. "I wondered why I never really liked you when I first saw you."He laughed, tired and weak, but there was something defiant buried in it. "You are just scared I was going to help Zyra escape you again," he whispered."You think I would enjoy finding you, Dave?" I pulled the knife off the
Zyra's POV"You are home now," Micheal said, easing the car into the compound, the headlights sweeping briefly across the gate before he cut the engine."Would Rafael really kill him?" I asked, my voice smaller than I wanted it to be.Micheal didn't even hesitate. "Yes, he would." He kept his eyes forward, hands still resting on the wheel like he needed something to hold onto before he said the rest. "One thing Rafael hates is betrayal, or spying. And in the mafia, that is taken seriously. Walking into another mafia's territory to get information that is wrong."The words landed somewhere in my chest and split it clean in two."So he's really going to kill Dave?" I whispered. "Is there no way to stop him?"Micheal turned then, finally, to look at me properly, and something in his expression made my stomach drop before he even spoke."Don't get involved, Zyra." His tone had shifted no longer just informing me, but warning me. "Because Rafael would pay you no mercy. Okay, he might like
Zyra – POV I didn’t know how long I’d been asleep minutes, hours, I had no idea. All I knew was the sudden, sharp shock of ice-cold water dripping down my skin, dragging me out of the darkness.“You sleep a lot,” a voice said—low, familiar, almost too calm.My lashes fluttered. My head felt heavy,
Zyra POV — I woke up with a sharp sting in my neck and a burning ache in my wrists.My eyes blinked open slowly… only to meet the horrifying sight of my hands and legs tied to a metal chair, the ropes digging into my skin. The room was dim, lit only by a flickering bulb that hummed above my head.
Zyra – POVA heavy knock on my door jolted me awake.I groaned, my head throbbing as if someone had been beating a drum inside my skull all night. I rolled onto my side, squeezing my eyes shut, hoping—praying the sound would disappear. It didn’t. Another knock followed, louder this time, impatient.
Zyra — POVI exhaled slowly, my breath catching in my throat as the calm breeze brushed against my skin. It slipped through the open balcony doors, light and gentle, completely at odds with the storm raging inside my chest. I stared into the empty space beyond the railing, my eyes unfocused.Is thi












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