The Mafia's Adoration Book 1:Best of me.Updated at Aug 29, 2026, 01:02
Diya Ava Rivera lives a quiet, unassuming life as a dedicated school teacher, completely sheltered from the dark underbelly of the city. Her world changes forever when she marries Ivan Fabian Castle, the feared and ruthless CEO of the powerful Castle mafia empire. Desperate to preserve his wife’s sweet innocence, Ivan strictly forbids Ava from learning the lethal rules of his syndicate, forcing a protective barrier between her and his violent reality. However, Ava refuses to remain a defenceless target. Sensing the omnipresent danger, she secretly convinces her personal guard, Mady, to train her in hand-to-hand combat, knife-throwing, and lethal tactics.
The fragile peace shatters when corporate rivals Joe Ryn and Jenna orchestrate Ava’s brutal kidnapping, selling her off to her vengeful childhood enemy, Louis, ondeep-web black market. Trapped and drugged for days, Ava unleashes her hidden training, ruthlessly poisoning her captors to trigger a chaotic breakout just as Ivan and his elite strike force breach the compound. But the trauma of the ambush acts as a violent psychological trigger, shattering a protective wall in Ava’s mind.
Upon her rescue, Ava is diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. The severe memory clash reveals a shocking truth: Ava is actually Ryres Rosevelt, the long-lost, fearsome young lady of the rival Rosevelt crime dynasty, hidden away by her grandmother after a childhood tragedy. As the formidable Rosevelts arrive to reclaim their princess, a territorial standoff ensues. Ava attempts to balance both worlds, but after leaving for a weekend visit with the Rosevelts, she vanishes into absolute silence. A month later, Ivan is left unravelling in possessive despair, entirely unaware that as his wife’s personalities wage a silent war for dominance, dangerous new enemies are closing in to tear both empires apart.