Shattered Ledgers: The Don's Innocent CollateralShattered Ledgers: The Don's Innocent CollateralVesper·in·LetheLanguage: English4+ 737.0K wordsOngoingIntroduction"Take it off." The thick Italian accent shattered the dead silence of the dimly lit room. Lydia's hands trembled violently against the zipper of her cheap dress. "Please..." she whispered, her dark eyes welling with terrified tears. "I-I can just do the accounting... I can fix your books..." Lucian stepped out of the shadows, his towering, muscular frame swallowing all the air in the room. His cold, piercing grey eyes locked onto her petite, shivering body. "I don't need a calculator right now," he grunted, his voice devoid of any human warmth. He closed the distance in one terrifying stride, his massive hand wrapping around her fragile jaw. "I need my payment." "I'm scared..." she sobbed, completely trapped by his dark aura. "One million dollars, little bird," he murmured ruthlessly, his thumb brushing her bruised lip. "You have fifteen days left. Now, spread your legs or I send your father's head in a box." Out of pure instinct, she tried to step back. His eyes darkened into a lethal storm. He violently gripped her waist and threw her onto the silk sheets. *** Lydia was a brilliant accounting graduate with a simple dream: a quiet life. But that dream was violently crushed when her addict father gambled away a million dollars to the city's most lethal Italian mafia boss, Lucian Castello. To save her family, she is forced into a sickening dual life. By day, she is the silent ghost laundering his bloody millions. By night, she is the naked collateral trapped in his sprawling bed, subjected to his ruthless, demanding stamina. Lucian is a heartless predator who treats her like a disposable vessel. But as the fifteen-day deadline approaches, Lydia faces a terrifying betrayal. Her mind hates the monster, but why does her body crave his rough, dominating touch? Can she survive the countdown, or will the mafia king completely consume her soul before she can escape?DominantForced LoveMafiaForced loveGoodgirlDominantPossessiveArrogantBillionaire533 ChaptersOngoingMay You LikeTrapped in the Devil's DenThe Syndicate's Caged DoveShattered Embers: Hunted by the BrotherhoodChained to the Mafia PredatorThe Underboss's Iron CovenantHijacking the Mafia MonsterHunted with His HeirFrom the Ashes of His EmpireLethal Claim: The Don's Runaway BrideA Blade Beneath the VeilRead now