Pains of Mela
She used to smile like sunlight — until the world dimmed her light.
Now Mela moves through life like a ghost wrapped in silk: quiet, distant, and hiding scars no one dares to touch. She once loved deeply, but betrayal carved something cold inside her. Her laughter vanished the day her trust was shattered — and the one man she swore to hate holds the key to her future.
When fate binds her to Erald Balecentra, the heir to a ruthless mafia empire, Mela becomes nothing more than a pawn in a deal written in blood. He never asked for love — and she never believed in it anymore. But in the silent war between them, something dangerous begins to bloom.
She sees the man behind the crown of power; he sees the woman behind the walls of pain. And yet, in a world where loyalty is currency and love is weakness, their hearts might be the most fragile weapons of all.
Two broken souls.
One marriage built on betrayal.
And a love story that could burn an empire to ashes.
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