Ruthless Bride: An Arranged Marriage, Surprise Pregnancy Dark Mafia Romance (Vicious Vows Saga #1)

ISABELLA

I was raised to obey. To smile. To bleed beautifully.

They dressed me in white and handed me to a man they called a monster.
They said it was for peace. For legacy. For power.
But the second Dante Romano slipped a ring on my finger, I knew—
this wasn’t a truce. It was a death sentence.

He’s cold. Vicious. Built to rule.
They call him The Viper—and they gave me to him like a gift.
But I’m not here to be unwrapped. I’m here to survive.

I told myself I’d play the part. Stay silent. Stay smart.
But then one night turned everything upside down.
Now I’m carrying his heir…
And no one can know.

Because if the Council finds out too soon, they’ll kill me to keep the bloodline pure.
If he finds out, he’ll think I’m using it to control him.
And if anyone else finds out—I’m dead before I ever feel that child kick.

But I won’t go down easy.
Because I’m not just a pawn in this empire of blood.
I’m the queen they never saw coming.
And this child?
He’s the future of two dynasties.
I’ll kill for him. Burn for him. Lie, steal, destroy.

Even if it means facing the devil I married—and making him fall first.

DANTE

She was a transaction. A signature. A body to anchor a bloodline.

I didn’t ask for a bride.
I didn’t ask for her.

Isabella Moretti was supposed to kneel like the rest.
But she walked into my house with fire in her eyes and knives in her smile.
She disobeys. She defies. She never begs—until I make her.

And I hate how much I like it.

She’s soft where I’m sharp. Quiet where I command.
But she hides secrets beneath her silk.
And lately… she flinches when I get too close.
Whispers to her maid. Walks the estate at night. Avoids my bed.
Something’s wrong.

She thinks I don’t see it. That I won’t break her open to find it.
But I will.
Because in my world, secrets cost blood.
And if she’s keeping one from me?

God help us both.

Because I’ve killed for less.
But I’d burn the world for her.