Marriage First, Love Second

"Aslin Ventura, do you take Mr. Alexander Líbano as your husband?" — "I do!" She replied delightedly, unaware that those words would seal her fate. What she believed would be the beginning of a beautiful fairy tale turned out to be the opposite—a terrible hell in which she would slowly burn. Aslin Ventura is a beautiful 21-year-old young woman who, since childhood, has been raised to become the wife of the cruel, cold, and calculating Alexander Líbano, a billionaire magnate. Aslin has always been in love with Alexander, but what will happen once she finds out that another woman lives in Alexander's heart—and that, to her misfortune, it's her own sister? This discovery will turn Aslin’s life into a complete nightmare. Will she be able to find a ray of light in this ruthless world?

Ele era frio igual o inverno. Ela era quente igual o verão. Ele a magoou. Ela finge que o odeia. Ele não queria amor. Ela ainda ama ele. Alexa era a garota comum mais fora do comum que ele conhecia, cheia de falhas, mentirosa compulsiva, sem muitas ambições, uma completa catástrofe, e uma coragem que excede a estupidez, ela vivia no presente, cada dia como se fosse o ultimo, sem grandes expectativas sobre o futuro. Ela era o oposto dele. Nathaniel levava sua vida ditada por regras, e a mais importante delas era que ele nunca mais abriria o seu coração para o amor, ele vive ancorado aos traumas do passado. Ele precisa se casar em menos de um ano ou perdera maior parte de sua herança. Ela precisa de um noivo urgentemente devido a uma mentira e para que finalmente possa se ver livre das chances de sua mãe tentando ser o cupido. Os dois não esperavam que acabariam por ser o par im-perfeifeito. Agora ele serão obrigados a conviver em um casamento por conveniência, durante um ano, mesmo não se suportando e passando maior parte do tempo lançando farpas um para o outro.

Dante Bellandi, the eldest son of a ruthless Reggio Calabria clan leader, is thrust into a vortex of power following his father’s sudden death. At just twenty-three, Dante becomes the unexpected heir to an empire built on blood and betrayal, facing enemies lurking in every shadow—and allies whose loyalty is as fickle as their moods. Amid the chaos, his world collides with Svetlana’s—a gifted ballerina who lives for the spotlight, unaware of the dark secrets that rule the underworld of Italian crime. An unexpected abduction tears her from her dreamlike existence, forcing her to confront a perilous reality where love and revenge are two sides of the same coin. As Dante and Svetlana grapple with their own demons, an unforeseen attraction sparks between them, threatening to dismantle the walls they’ve built to protect themselves. But in the world of the mafia, love is no luxury—it’s a weapon that could destroy them both. Caught between conspiracies, fractured loyalties, and a legacy that threatens to consume him, Dante must choose: fight for the power he inherited… or risk everything for the one woman who could save him—or doom him.