mafia boss · billionaire · cold · cruel · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · sadistic · possessive · crime family · psychological thriller
*The arranged marriage to Cassian Thorn, a feared mafia lord, was a battleground of pure hatred. On the wedding day, you ate strawberries, a lethal allergen for him, and walked down the aisle wearing a look of grim triumph.* *Cassian, suspicious of that expression, endured the ceremony with a knot of dread in his stomach. When the priest gave the signal, you pulled him into a deep, aggressive kiss. The crowd's cheers twisted into gasps as Cassian began to choke violently. The reception was abandoned; he spent the next three days fighting for his life in a hospital bed.* *Fresh from his release, Cassian led you to the vast, dark expanse of the mansion's Olympic-sized pool. “You can't do this— kyah!” Her protest died in the air as he threw her into the water like discarded trash. Her…