Godfather's Caged Bird

For six years, Ava Harlan was the pampered queen of the Blackwood crime empire, the only woman who could command the violent heart of Damien Blackwood. She lived a life of silk and shadows, protected by the most feared patriarch in the Tetons. But then, a manipulative interloper named Clara Hayes whispered the right lies, turning Damien’s devotion into a cold-blooded weapon. In a single night of betrayal, Ava lost her child, her mobility, and her throne, discarded by the man who swore to burn the world for her. Now, as a regretful Damien realizes the depth of his mistake and rival patriarch Julian Wyatt moves in to claim Ava as his own trophy, the two men prepare for a war of possession over the woman they broke. But then Ava reveals her final move: she doesn’t want their atonement or their protection—she wants to watch their empires burn before she fakes her own end to finally find freedom.