“I am not your sub, and I never will be!” Lyla sobbed as she said these words. All she needed was just a little—just a small bit of honesty from Carlo. Carlo, the illegitimate son of a powerful mafia family, never learned how to love. He thought that control and dominance were the same as love. He always disappeared at the critical moments, leaving Lyla to deal with the painful aftermath. Scandals, murders, imprisonment—these events almost dragged Lyla into hell. Yet Carlo always played the role of a god, the one who pulled her back from the edge of the abyss just as she was about to fall. But in the end, Lyla could no longer endure the lies. Pregnant and heartbroken, she chose to run away, while Carlo, driven mad, searched for her across the world…

I once lost all control over my life, battered by emotional abuse from my parents and sister, and the betrayal of my husband and best friend. On our third anniversary, I discovered that Anthony, my husband, was cheating on me—with my best friend, Megan. Desperate and drunk, I had an accidental one-night stand with an intern at his company, Alex. Only later did I learn that Alex was Alexander Lucian, the youngest son of the powerful Lucian family. Hurt and humiliated, I demanded a divorce, but Anthony, who wanted to keep up appearances, refused. He held our marriage contract over me, knowing I couldn’t afford the steep penalties tied to divorce. Desperate, I turned to my family, only to face their humiliation once again. In frustration, I returned to my modeling career, only to find Alex—now the CEO—conducting the hiring. The irony? He was once my sister’s rejected fiancé. Soon, I was back on top, with Anthony desperately begging for reconciliation. Confident, I approached Alex, proposing a pact: we’d both use this for our revenge—mine on Anthony, his on my sister. Yet, Alex wasn’t one to be “used”; his goal had always been me. Now, with my remorseful husband on one side and my relentless boss on the other, I finally regained my power of control.