Sold to the Mafia Godfather's Bed

Serena, an innocent preschool teacher, is tricked by her father and sold at an underground auction to cover his gambling debts. At her lowest point, Cassian, a powerful mafia don out for revenge, storms the auction to wipe out his enemies and claims her for himself. Then he sets up a cruel game: she drinks wine he says is poisoned, and he locks a heart-rate monitoring necklace around her neck to keep watch on her emotions. If she falls in love within thirty days, the poison will kill her. If she keeps her heart closed, she goes free.

Once they start living together, Cassian swings between cold distance and surprising tenderness. His protectiveness and hidden vulnerability slowly wear down Serena's defenses, while the necklace records every jump in her pulse, every blush, every late-night longing. Its constant watch stops feeling like a threat and starts reflecting the feelings she can no longer deny.

When Cassian's enemies close in for a final blow, both of them are pushed to the brink. In a moment of desperate clarity, Serena kills the man about to take Cassian's life and, in tears, confesses her love without holding anything back. His answer turns everything upside down: the wine was never poisoned. Every heartbeat she fought so hard to hide was real, strong and, in the end, entirely her own choice.