Branded a villain since childhood, Mara marries mafia boss Leo Moretti to protect his orphaned daughters from a predatory aunt. As she battles household conspiracies and family betrayals, Mara must decide if her ruthless survival instincts will destroy her new family or save them. Can a woman everyone calls evil truly be their only hope?
I've been the villain since I was a kid, when my stepmother tried to hand me over to settle her debts. I sold her hiding place to the people she owed. When my father disowned me for her sake, I burned down the family club he cared about most. But I never expected this. Leo Moretti, the head of the mafia, married me and brought along the two daughters his late wife had left
behind. On my first day in the house, I found Leo's late wife's sister, Nina, occupying the girl's luxurious suite. She had even teamed up with an elderly maid named Rose to control the staff and the household budget. Anna walked toward me with Mia in her arms. Are you here to throw us out or Aunt Nina? She can leave tonight. I grabbed Nina by the collar and ordered the
open the door and throw her onto the lawn. She can sleep outside. You two are moving back into the east wing suite upstairs. That's Aunt Nina's room. Nina ran back into the living room covered covered in mud clutching her backside Mara my sister entrusted Anna and Mia to me before she died you've been here one day and you're already bullying me aren't you afraid Leo will come back
and throw you out I tossed the house plans and the trust appendix in front of Nina this house has always belonged to Anna and Mia did you really think staying here for a few days made it yours I looked over the household staff move her things out of the suite no one moved Nina sneered this