Ruthless

"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?

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.

Aurora West has spent her life chasing a future bathed in promise, determined to carve her place in the world of law. Landing a coveted internship at the city's most prestigious firm feels like the final step toward everything she's ever dreamed of. But nothing could have prepared her for Rafael Novoa-her boss, a man as ruthless as he is magnetic. Cold, reserved, and armed with an impeccable reputation, Novoa is a master of his craft. Yet behind the sharp edges of his composure lies a truth he refuses to face: an irresistible pull toward Aurora. And the more he fights it, the more her very presence dares to unravel every rule, every principle, every line he swore never to cross.

"I want to hear it from you. I want to watch you look me in the eye and tell me they aren't mine… without looking away even once." I swallowed hard, because the game he was playing was cruel. I knew that the slightest flicker in my expression would feed his suspicions. I lifted my chin, met his gaze without blinking, and spoke slowly, "They. Are. Not. Yours." The muscle in Damian's jaw tightened, and his breath brushed my face, warm and steady. "You've gotten better at this, Harper," he murmured, using my last name like a provocation. "But you're still not that good." "Or maybe you're just hearing what you want to hear," I shot back, fighting the suffocating closeness. "You hate losing. But sometimes, losing is inevitable. Accept it and get out of my life." Stella was desperate. After dropping out of college to pay off the debts her father left behind, all she wanted was a fresh start, even if that meant forging a résumé and swallowing her pride to land a job as the secretary to the ruthless CEO Damian Winter. What she didn't expect was that her new boss would be as irresistible as he was dangerous. Or that a series of sharp provocations and intense encounters would lead to an indecent contract. A secret agreement ruled by power and desire, in which Stella committed to satisfying Damian's every whim, with one single condition: she could never get pregnant. But what would happen when Stella discovered she had broken that rule? Now pregnant and emotionally shattered, Stella learned from the news on TV that Damian was engaged to a wealthy heiress. Hiding the truth seemed like her only option. But secrets would never stay buried forever.