Useless Love

In a world where lies can spark wars a heart's betrayal could be the deadliest move. Carmine Carmine has been groomed to lead the Gaudino empire with an iron fist. I live by loyalty power and vengeance. Then I receive a shocking proposal: Marry Arianna Bencivenga my rival's daughter to forge peace and secure an heir. Her innocence is a glaring contrast to the bloodstained world I command a symbol of everything I've been taught to exploit. Falling for her is not an option. Men like me don't yearn for love; it's a weakness to be crushed. Yet her resilience draws me in against my will. Now I'm a man divided—torn between the empire I was born to lead and my new desire to protect what I was meant to break. Amidst family betrayals and a looming showdown the biggest threat might be one I never saw coming—falling for my enemy. Gaia I’m face-to-face with Carmine Gaudino the heir to a family that killed my brothers. I agreed to swap plac