Claimed By The Mafia King

For twenty-two years, Ava Bennett has known nothing but pain. With a mother long gone and an abusive father who sees her as nothing more than a burden, she has spent her life dreaming of escape. But when her father's crushing debts catch up with him, he makes the ultimate betrayal—he trades Ava to a ruthless crime syndicate. Just when all hope seems lost, the most feared man in the underworld steps in. Lucian Ashford. A cold, untouchable mafia king whose name alone makes powerful men tremble. He saves Ava... only to claim her as his wife. The marriage isn't built on love. It's built on power, protection, and a promise she never agreed to. Trapped in Lucian's dangerous world, Ava struggles to understand the man behind the terrifying reputation. The ruthless king who shows no mercy to his enemies is strangely gentle with her. As their forced marriage slowly turns into something neither of them expected, a new danger emerges. Lucian's own brother becomes captivated by Ava, threatening to tear the Ashford family apart. And when a rival mafia organization kidnaps her to destroy Lucian, he'll have to decide just how much blood he's willing to spill for the woman he swore was only his responsibility. In a world ruled by loyalty, betrayal, and violence, can love survive... or will it become the deadliest weakness of all? He claimed her to protect her. He never expected to lose his heart.