Love in Ruins by Rhea
In the neon-lit underbelly of Montressa, where money buys silence and bodies are treated as currency, two unlikely souls cross paths.
Kieran Moretti lives in the shadows, ruthless, calculating, feared. His empire has been built on blood and control since birth. Love never had a place in his life, until one night he steps into a red-light brothel and meets a woman unlike the rest. From that moment, his path veers toward a destiny he never imagined.
Alena Carrel has been trapped in the trade since she was thirteen, her body sold but her spirit fiercely guarded. For ten years, she has survived by shutting herself off, giving men everything but the two things she considers sacred: her kiss and her soul. Then Kieran enters her world, possessive, dangerous, relentless… yet unexpectedly kind. He doesn’t just want her body. He wants everything no one else has ever touched: her trust, her lips, her hope, her soul.
What begins as a deal soon spirals into something unexpected event. which makes Kieran feel guilty and ashamed, soon turn into overprotectiveness, possessiveness and later maybe love. Kieran cannot bear the thought of another man touching her, after the horrible incident. While Alena who lost the hope in life, in future, wants to free herself from this cruel world after the cruelty she went through. she struggles to put herself together. Where Kieran promise himself to bring her back to the life, make her happy, make her live a meaningful life. Between violent streets, ruthless enemies, and fragile trust, their bond grows into something neither of them can control.
In a world ruled by money, lust, and power, can love truly bloom… or will blood consume them both?