[An upcoming last standing Kings of Ruins Series where love and desire forge thrones from ashes, bind empires in blood oaths, and awaken monsters beneath silken vows.] She was never meant to be his wife. She was meant to be his ruin. When her eldest sister vanished on the eve of a crucial alliance, Aashika Iyer Moretti had no choice but to take her place at the altar. Now she stands before Dante Salvatore D’Ambrosio — the ruthless Italian mafia king who demands total obedience. He wanted a submissive wife. She brought him rebellion and revenge. In a world of blood oaths and deadly secrets, their arranged marriage turns into a dangerous game of power, desire, and hidden vengeance. He thinks he’s chaining her. She’s learning how to burn his empire from within. One altar. Two guarded souls. A collision that will either forge empires… or reduce them to ashes. She came for vengeance. He became her darkest obsession. ✯✯Tropes✯✯ ✧Age gap eleven years old ✧Forced/Arranged Marriage ✧Touch Her & Die ✧Touch Him & You'll Regret ✧Unspoken Obsession × Mafia Romance ✧Firecracker × Devil King ✧Die-Hard Enemies ✧Morally Gray Lovers ✧Push-Pull Dynamic ✧Redemption Through Love ✧Second Marriage ✧Entangled Secrets ✧Multiple layers darkest twists ✧Parallel connected "I was forged for vengeance... but you became my only salvation, sinner."