Bound by shadows: the Demon's Bride
In the heart of Rome, nineteen-year-old Aurelia Moretti is forced into an arranged marriage with the enigmatic Draven Thalzorin, a feared Mafia boss with a reputation for brutality. To her family, it is a transaction—repayment for years of shelter. To Draven, it is something far more complex: a vow bound in secrets, shadows, and a love he dared to confess.
Aurelia, unaware of her own dormant powers as a healer and beast tamer, enters Draven’s world with fear and quiet defiance. The marriage begins as a cold contract, yet his restraint and subtle protectiveness unsettle her expectations. The mansion she now calls home hides layers of mystery—one of them being Seraphina, Draven’s striking and fiercely loyal twin sister, whose bond with him is closer than Aurelia first understands.
When Aurelia stumbles upon Nyra, a wounded, mystical creature caged within the estate, her instinct to heal places her in the crossfire of forces she cannot yet name. Modern weapons—lasers, darts, tranquilizers—blend with ancient bloodlines, and Aurelia’s choices unknowingly unravel truths long kept in shadow.
As Aurelia begins to see beyond Draven’s ruthless façade, jealousy stirs with the arrival of Vivienne, a bold rival from his past who seems to know him—and Seraphina—intimately. Yet in stolen glances and unspoken words, Aurelia starts to recognize the man beneath the mask: not only a mafia lord, but a half-demon bound by duty, desire, and a darkness that could consume them both.
Together, Aurelia and Draven are entangled in a world where love is both a weapon and a weakness. Aurelia gradually starts to uncover the truth about her powers, about Draven’s heritage, and about the fragile line between protector and predator… before the shadows claim her heart forever.