Story By Ifeoma Favour Ikwuoma
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Ifeoma Favour Ikwuoma

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MERCY FOR THE SCARRED DON
Updated at Oct 4, 2026, 10:20
He ruled Chicago’s dark underworld with an iron fist. She was the trauma nurse who stitched his wounds at gunpoint. When Gabriel Moretti collapsed bleeding in a dark alley, Maya Vance didn't flinch. She patched up the city’s most ruthless Don and told him to shut up. But saving a monster always comes with a price. To shield her brother from a syndicate hit list, Maya is forced into a dangerous game: pose as Gabriel’s fiancée and step into the velvet-lined cage of his compound. [FORCED PROXIMITY | ENEMIES TO LOVERS | POSSESSIVE DON | HEALING HANDS] Surrounded by corporate warfare, rival families, and sudden betrayals, Maya refuses to bow to anyone—especially her fake fiancé. But the greatest threat isn't the bullets flying outside... it's the hyper-possessive Don who looks at her like she’s the only thing in Chicago worth owning. He claims she’s just a bargaining chip. She swears she’ll never surrender. In a war built on blood and loyalty, obsession is the most dangerous weapon of all.
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