Description
Iyana Marisse Jiran thought she buried her past with Lyron Matthias Gosuico, until the other came to claim her. She never expected to end up engaged to Claude Maximilian, heir to one of the six ruling clans of the Alyansa, Lyron's older brother. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. Claude doesn't ask. He takes. And now, he's taken her. Once just a country girl chasing an engineering dream, Iyana has no place in the brutal, high-stakes world of the Alyansa, where power is inherited, loyalty is bought, and love is just another weapon. Now Claude has returned with a single demand: marry him. But as the deeper she's drawn into the Gosuico family's world of secrets and shadows, the more Iyana begins to wonder: what exactly did she agree to? And how much will it cost her to survive it? *** Author's Note: This story is for mature readers. Not because it's explicit, because it leans into nuance. Subtext. My characters think. They act. They rarely explain. You'll interpret. You'll read between the lines. Yes, it's a Cinderella trope, but not the kind with glass slippers. If you're here for a slow burn with realism, restraint, and emotional depth, corporate and high politics battles, welcome. 1 or 2 chapters every Friday.
Chapter 1: The Heir's Proposal
