The Devil's Arrangement

He bought her to satisfy a contract. She refuses to be owned.

Sofia De Luca knows exactly what she is to Dante Moretti: a transaction. A signature on a marriage certificate that will protect his empire and erase her father's debt.

She never agreed to be sold. And she has no intention of playing the grateful bride.

Dante Moretti has built his power on discipline, fear, and deals that leave no room for sentiment. A marriage of convenience is simply another arrangement to manage. He needs a wife in name, not a woman who questions his rules, challenges his authority, and looks him in the eye when everyone else looks away.

Unfortunately for Dante, Sofia has never been good at following orders.

Inside his luxurious penthouse, every privilege comes with an invisible boundary. Sofia refuses to mistake comfort for freedom. She wants answers about the debt that brought her here, a say in her own future, and the right to remain herself even while carrying the Moretti name.

But Dante is more complicated than the ruthless figure she expected. Behind his controlled expression are loyalties he will not explain and dangers he refuses to name. The more Sofia pushes against the walls between them, the harder it becomes for either of them to ignore the tension growing in their carefully negotiated life.

He is used to buying solutions. She is determined to prove that trust cannot be purchased.

As the pressures of Dante's criminal world close in, their marriage becomes more than a public arrangement. Every choice has consequences. Every moment of vulnerability could be used against them. And attraction is a dangerous thing when neither person is willing to surrender control.

In the Moretti world, everything has a price. But Sofia's heart was never part of the deal.

A marriage of convenience. A battle of wills. A dangerous attraction.

Step into a dark, emotionally charged romance where power and independence collide, and the difference between possession and devotion matters.

Content warning: Criminal activity, coercive circumstances, unequal power dynamics, possessive behaviour, and other dark themes. Intended for mature readers 18+. No explicit sexual content.

For fans of: Twisted Love, Corrupt, The Arrangement.

He can demand her hand in marriage. Winning her trust is another matter entirely.