

Amnesiac nurse Irina thinks her life is safe until she meets Leslie, the dangerous Mafia Queen who is secretly her ex, and now her boyfriend’s aunt. Beneath Leslie’s cold edge lies a fierce devotion, pulling Irina into a breathless whirlwind of forbidden intimacy and protective love.

Desperate for money to save his mother, Amber becomes a mafia don’s substitute lover. What he doesn’t know is that he’s the don’s long-lost true love—the man he’s been searching for all these years.

Attending the ten-year high school reunion for the cheerleading squad and football team, I arrived in an old domestic Ford, while the parking lot was filled with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Maybachs, and even a gold Bugatti. It was as if I were the only relic from another era. The moment I stepped out of my car, a former classmate, whose name I could no longer remember, looked at me with a sneer. “Well, if it isn’t the coach’s pet. How is it that after all these years, you’re still driving this beat-up old Ford?” “This thing looks like it belongs in a scrapyard from the last century!” During dinner, everyone gathered around the Bugatti owner, raising their glasses in celebration, while I was left ignored at the side. Only the cheerleading assistant sat next to me, raising a glass in my direction with a comforting smile. “Don’t let it get to you. Your car may be old, but I believe you’ll be driving a luxury car one day.” I let a small smirk curl at the corner of my lips and lowered my voice. “This car may look unimpressive, but it’s been fully upgraded with a carbon fiber body. It’s already worth over half a million dollars. Too bad, none of you even recognized its true value.”

On the day I got pregnant again, August decided to give up on gambling and work to provide for the family. I was so touched that I cried. With trembling hands, I handed him the money I had saved up after working odd jobs for a year. Two of the bank notes fell on the floor, and I picked them up before running after him. When I reached the end of the alley, I saw the mafia members who always came to our doorstep to demand repayment of our debt. They treated August respectfully. Apparently, his poverty was just a facade. “Mr. August, do we still need to surround your house and demand payment tomorrow?” August sat in a Lincoln limousine and said nonchalantly, “No need.” He stared at the ring on his finger and sighed. “It’s been years. It’s enough to prove that her love for me is real. She once worked so hard to pay off my debt that she suffered a miscarriage. “I already betrayed her once. It’s time to tell her about my true identity so that she doesn’t have to work so hard anymore.” But Ivy, his childhood friend, pouted. “You can’t! It’s not time yet to reveal the truth! What if she’s like your previous girlfriends and only cares about your money and your identity as a mafia boss? “You should wait a little longer and see whether she wants to have this baby.” August gave a wistful nod. “Alright. I’ll do as you say. In any case, she has been with me for so long. I don’t think she can leave me now.” I clenched the money in my hands and turned around. Tears streamed down my cheeks. I no longer wanted to live this lie dressed as love.

"Three years ago, one reckless night made Sophia the mafia heir’s secret lover—and his beloved “Principessa.” But when Vincent’s first love, Isabella, returns, he repeatedly chooses her over Sophia, even sending Sophia to prison. Heartbroken, Sophia leaves New York for Boston to marry another man. Only after losing her does Vincent realize the truth: the woman he destroyed was the only one he had ever truly loved.

Twenty-three-year-old Ines escapes the Visconti crime family that raised her for nineteen years, hoping to find her biological parents and live an ordinarylife. Eight months later, her birth parents give her away once again, this time to a debt broker to settle her younger brother's illegal gambling debts. But the car takes her straight back to the Visconti estate—the very place she fought so hard to escape. When her identity is revealed, her adoptive parents prepare to take revenge on her behalf. Ines, however, insists that her biological family be held accountable through the law. Soon trapped once more by her adoptive family's love and control, she decides to stop running. She pretends to accept her place in the family while secretly working with Naomi, who has been forced to serve them, to gather evidence of their crimes. Ultimately, Ines brings down the crime family that raised her. She neither returns to the birth family that abandoned her nor accepts the devotion of an adoptive family whose power rests on crime. For the first time, she truly chooses her own life.

"New York’s wealthy Ford family controls construction, freight, and warehousing businesses while secretly operating as a crime family. When adopted daughter Evelyn and newly reunited biological daughter Cecilia are kidnapped by a rival family, Evelyn’s younger brother Liam and childhood sweetheart and fiancé Sebastian both prioritize rescuing Cecilia. Shot in the right thigh, Evelyn misses timely treatment and risks permanent disability. She then overhears them dismissing her as an outsider and discussing ending her engagement, and faints from the pain. Their cold treatment in the hospital finally convinces her to leave. Back home, Evelyn quietly prepares her departure, remaining detached despite her adoptive mother’s favoritism, Cecilia’s hostility, Sebastian’s indecision, and Liam’s belated guilt. To appease Cecilia, her adoptive mother even tries to pair Evelyn with a notorious family playboy and publicly slaps her over a misunderstanding. On the sisters’ shared birthday, Evelyn reclaims her surname, Bennett, leaves alone for Miami, and cuts all ties. Five years later, Evelyn has built a successful career under her maternal aunt’s guidance. Returning to New York for her aunt’s medical care, she encounters Margaret and Liam. The Fords’ mistreatment of Evelyn has cost them loyalty: longtime followers have left, and alliances are faltering. Despite their belated remorse, Evelyn has already moved on and built a full, authentic life."

After being betrayed and killed by her fiancé Marcus and stepsister, Athena is reborn on the day she must choose her future husband. Instead of picking Marcus she shocks everyone by choosing his mafia uncle—the man she’s always called Uncle Alex. As her ex is slapped with the truth and their forbidden desire ignites, is this her sweetest revenge… or her most dangerous temptation?

It is said that Marco Colombo, the heir of the Colombo family of Chiron, is holding a wedding for his mistress, Gina Bilotti, today. The scale is ten times grander than when he marries Isabella Pratico in a political union. I lean against the ebony railing on the second floor. Sipping my red wine, I watch the lively scene of clinking glasses and mingling guests below with quiet amusement. Gina is definitely favored—she is even wearing a ruby necklace. One should know that set of ruby jewelry is an heirloom of the Colombo family. It is something only the Donna and the wife of the heir are allowed to wear. "You must be Isabella, the one Marco who does not love." A voice suddenly comes from beside me. I turn my head and see the woman wearing the ruby necklace before me. Gina has come up to the second floor at some point and is now looking at me with a cunning smile on her face. I freeze for a moment, not yet able to respond. She suddenly grabs my hand and yanks it hard toward herself. There is a sharp tearing sound, and the hem of her wedding dress rips open with a long tear. Gina lets out a cry, and tears immediately stream down her face. "Mrs. Colombo, why did you tear my wedding dress? Marco specially commissioned this from an independent designer just for our wedding! "If you really cannot tolerate my presence, then I will break up with Marco today and leave Chiron…" The surrounding guests all lift their heads and glare at me angrily. I am stunned because I am not Isabella. I am the new wife of Marco's father, the woman of the current Don, and the Donna of the Colombo family.

Once honored as Black Harbor's Princcesses,Betrayed, Broken, Abandoned. The mermaid sisters return from the depths—not for love, but to seize their true destiny.