The Forbidden Bride Held by the Mafia Boss

Ryan was once the young heir of the Winchester family, but after his parents' deaths, the family fortune was seized by his uncle. Squandering the wealth and sinking deep into debt, his uncle and aunt planned to marry off Ryan’s younger sister, Lina, to Kyle—a ruthless underworld emperor known for his bloodthirsty nature. Determined to protect his sister, Ryan assumed her identity to attend the engagement, only to unexpectedly spark love at first sight in the cold-blooded Kyle. Kyle showered Ryan with doting affection, causing Ryan—who had initially been wary and intent on escape—to gradually fall for him; however, this devotion also incited the jealous rage of Eve, an underworld heiress who had long coveted Kyle. Eve attempted to eliminate Ryan through a kidnapping plot, but the scheme inadvertently exposed his true identity as a man. With the ruse revealed, Kyle shed his gentle facade, appearing to imprison Ryan out of obsessive possessiveness while actually harboring deep-seated fear and profound love; Ryan resisted his captivity and repeatedly tried to flee, yet found himself falling genuinely in love amidst the turmoil, torn between affection and resentment. Just as their entanglement deepened, the revelation of Kyle’s status as an illegitimate heir to a powerful dynasty turned Ryan’s gender into the greatest obstacle to Kyle’s bid to legitimize his standing and rise to the top. Caught between conflicting loyalties—deep love versus a future of power, and suspicion versus genuine attraction—how can the two break through this impasse and find a way to be together?