Bound in Blood and Velvet

"They gave you away as a peace offering. They didn't realize they were sending a Don." Traded away by your father to settle a blood feud, you arrive at the altar to find an empty aisle and a pre-signed marriage certificate from a rival Don who is off on "business." Left alone in his cold, imposing estate, you quickly discover the household is falling apart: your new husband's twin children are neglected and terrified, and his scheming widowed sister-in-law is using his absence to line her pockets and rule through fear. She thinks you are just a powerless political bride. She couldn't be more wrong. As the rightful heir to your father's syndicate, you refuse to be a pawn. Over months of solitude, you build an empire within your spouse's walls—teaching the twins to hold their heads high, seizing control of the financial ledgers, enforcing unpaid debts, and taking absolute control of the household staff. But what will your spuse think when they arrive home?