"An astonishing offer of one million dollars!" boomed a deep voice, causing a sudden hush in the room. On Ashley's eighteenth birthday, tragedy struck when her parents, desperate to clear their debt, sold her into the hands of a notorious gangster. This gangster, with a plan to boost his credibility, orchestrated an auction where Ashley was fetched for an impressive sum - a million dollars. She now found herself whisked away by Xander Cage, the feared head of the most powerful mafia clan in the state. Xander sought a wife to bolster his image to a high-profile client. Entering this treacherous world of organized crime, where love seemed like a distant dream, Ashley faced the daunting question: would she adapt and survive, or would she flee for freedom? To unravel her fate, continue reading.