After losing her parents in a tragic car crash, former heiress Iris Quinn is left with nothing but debts, heartbreak and an old battered car that barely survives the road.Betrayed by the relatives who stole her inheritance, she's determined to live her life without anyone's pity.But fate keeps throwing her back into the path of Damon King-cold, intimidating CEO of the king empire and older brother of her best friend.Damon has spent years sacrificing everything for his family after losing his parents at Seventeen. He built the company from ashes while raising his younger sister alone , leaving no room for love, weakness or distraction Especially not Iris.She's chaos wrapped in stubborn pride, He's control hiding dangerous possessiveness.And when circumstances force them closer together, the line between protection and obsessiveness blur Because falling for him was never supposed to happen and loving her could destroy everything he built.

*MAFIA QUEEN SECOND LIFE* _ *I died a nobody. I woke up a queen.* Ava Miller just wants one normal senior year. No bodyguards. No family business. No one knowing her real last name is Moretti. Instead, she gets bullied by the Plastics, cheated on by her perfect boyfriend, and shoved down the stairs to her death. The only person who cries at her funeral? Damon Salvatore — the school outcast she spent all year hating. Then the bell rings. It’s the first day of senior year. _Again._ Now Ava remembers everything: who smiled while she bled, who pretended to love her, and who was real all along. She played nice in Life #1. In Life #2, she plays to win. The Plastics think they rule this school. Her father’s SUV is already idling out front. And Damon Salvatore has no idea why the girl who despised him just sat down at his lunch table. *She died once. Never again.* ---