The life of the underworld was something Ashley had dreamed of escaping all her life. Born as a bastard from an affair between an underworld kingpin and a prostitute, Ashley was meant to die even before she was born. The only reason she survived was that her father thought she was a boy.

From a young age, she understood that if she wanted to survive in this world of violence—on top of her father’s wife and daughter’s schemes—she had to be useful.

So, she made herself a promise: one day, she would escape this world.

Ashley almost succeeded… until her father found her again and thrust her into a marriage of convenience with his rival, Dominion, in his beloved daughter’s place.

Everyone in the underworld knew Dominion.

They were cruel, organized, and simply spawns of evil. And the man who stood above that power, Luciano, was said to be downright diabolical. Just their name alone could make anyone tremble.

And this organization was where Ashley now had to survive.

To make matters worse, the marriage also came with a child — Luciano’s mute heir.

Forced to become the wife of one of the most violent and powerful underworld organizations, and the mother of its future leader, Ashley made a vow.

“No matter what, I’ll escape this place!”

But she would soon realize it wouldn’t be as simple as that. Not when the feared members of Dominion clung to her feet, begging,

“Madam, don’t go!”

And when the mute stepson finally spoke, “Mommy, if you’re leaving, please take me with you.”

Finally, her diabolical, obsessive, and utterly territorial husband said,

“I’ve packed our things. Where should we go?”

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"I'll tell Ghost," Lucian said, turning to Lukas and Gustav. "After breakfast."


Deep lines appeared on their faces, though neither thought much of it. They assumed he meant he would contact Ghost once breakfast was over.


"Now," Lucian continued, his expression sharpening, "let's move on to the important part."


One of them placed another file on the coffee table before Lucian.


"All night, our men tracked down drivers who might've been near the area around the time of the shooting," Gustav explained. "We narrowed them down using the estimated timeline of when the shooter entered the building."


He flipped a tablet around and set it beside the file before taking a seat. Lukas remained standing with his arms crossed.


"One of the dashcams captured someone matching our person of interest."


Chapter 422 - Someone Forced To Become One