I was raised to be valuable. Educated. Polished. Strategic. But when war threatens my family, I learn what that really means. Valuable things get traded. So I’m handed to the Murphy family in a marriage contract signed in ink and sealed in blood. The lucky groom? William Murphy. The volatile one. The addict. The heir to a throne built on violence and grief. He doesn’t want a wife. He wants control. Power. A united front against the war coming for us all. I am just another move on his board. But the thing about pawns? When they reach the other side… They become queens. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CARNAGE Arranged marriageIrish mafia power struggleEnemies to allies to something far more dangerousAddiction & emotional unravelingPolitical chess gamesA hidden moleExplosive betrayalObsession that turns possessiveTouch her and die energyDual POVSlow burn with teeth