Chapter 1

Seven years of marriage, and Ethan Thorne had no idea that everyone in my family, except for me, was completely unhinged.

My father was a ruthless mob boss, and my brother was a twisted psychopath who collected bodies.

After my mother’s death, they raised me as their princess.

They always said anyone who dared hurt me would be stripped to the bone, sliced piece by piece, and left to wish for death!

On the day I went into labor, Ethan’s little assistant, Sophia Davis, managed to call away every single doctor in the hospital because of a… well, a torn private part.

I clutched his hand, terrified.

“Ethan, please, get the doctors back. If my family finds out what you’re doing to me, you’re dead!”

But Ethan Thorne just sneered and shook off my hand.

“Still lying! I’m a billionaire now, even the mayor answers to me. Why would I be scared of them?”

“Last time, Sophia fainted from low blood sugar, and you forced me to attend a meeting with our partners. Now it’s your turn to give birth, can’t you just suck it up?”

He straightened up and said sternly,

“Since you’re so ‘considerate of the bigger picture,’ just wait until Sophia recovers, then give birth. You won’t die!”

The ward door slammed shut with a bang, and excruciating pain instantly ripped through my abdomen.

Trembling, I fumbled for the emergency trigger button hidden in my necklace pendant, pressing it with my last ounce of strength.

Ethan Thorne had no idea that hitting that button wouldn’t bring regular bodyguards.

It would unleash the Shadow Raven Mercenaries, feared across the globe!