Bound By DebtUpdated at Jun 8, 2026, 00:30
Akira Reiss built her career from the ground up. It took one night to lose everything — including her freedom.Akira Reiss has always known two things: her work is her world, and her father is her anchor. What she never knew was the dangerous empire he quietly served for over forty years — the Zenin family, the wealthiest and most feared name in the city, whose rules are written in blood. Betray them — you die. Steal from them — your family pays with their lives.When her father Aizen Reiss is executed on accusations of theft and treachery, Akira is ripped from her life and delivered to the Zenin estate as payment for a debt she didn't create. The sentence? Become wife to Lucien Zenin — the cold, ruthless heir who has never asked for a woman and does not intend to start now.Their arrangement is simple: she is his in name only. But nothing about lucien Zenin is simple, and nothing about the fire between them stays contained for long.What Akira doesn't know is that her father left something behind — hidden but meant for her eyes only. A secret so dangerous it got him killed. And the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she gets to the one person she swore she would never trust.The Zenin family took everything from her. But her father's final gift may be the key to burning their empire down — if she survives long enough to use it.