Bound by Shadows
A Ruthless Oyabun Arranged Marriage Romance
Published on 29. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
979-8-2540-7882-1 (ISBN)
Description
He demanded my life to pay for my father's sins. I didn't know he intended to consume my soul.
For twenty-two years, I was a pristine porcelain doll locked in a gilded cage. I thought my father was protecting me from the violent reality of the Tokyo underworld. I was wrong. I wasn't being protected; I was being saved for a rainy day. And the monsoon just arrived.
Enter Kenjiro Sato.
He is the ruthless Oyabun of a rival syndicate. A leviathan of a man with dead, obsidian eyes, a body covered in dragon ink, and a reputation forged in absolute blood. To end a war that is decimating my family, he demands a blood truce. He doesn't want money. He doesn't want territory.
He wants me.
Handed over to the devil in a white silk dress, I entirely expected to be a casualty of war. But Kenjiro doesn't just want a terrified captive. He wants a queen. Beneath his lethal, ice-cold exterior lies an all-consuming, terrifying obsession. Every time I fight him, his grip tightens. Every time I defy him, the dangerous, electric heat between us burns hotter.
But my father's surrender was a lie, and the city is about to erupt into a slaughter. As betrayals are unearthed and the bullets start flying, I am faced with a devastating choice: run from the monster I was forced to marry... or stand by his side and help him burn the world to ash.
Welcome to the underworld.
Author's Note: Bound by Shadows is a dark, intense Yakuza arranged marriage romance. It contains mature themes, a morally black male lead, explicit content, and violence. It is a full-length standalone novel intended for readers 18+.
Tropes:
For twenty-two years, I was a pristine porcelain doll locked in a gilded cage. I thought my father was protecting me from the violent reality of the Tokyo underworld. I was wrong. I wasn't being protected; I was being saved for a rainy day. And the monsoon just arrived.
Enter Kenjiro Sato.
He is the ruthless Oyabun of a rival syndicate. A leviathan of a man with dead, obsidian eyes, a body covered in dragon ink, and a reputation forged in absolute blood. To end a war that is decimating my family, he demands a blood truce. He doesn't want money. He doesn't want territory.
He wants me.
Handed over to the devil in a white silk dress, I entirely expected to be a casualty of war. But Kenjiro doesn't just want a terrified captive. He wants a queen. Beneath his lethal, ice-cold exterior lies an all-consuming, terrifying obsession. Every time I fight him, his grip tightens. Every time I defy him, the dangerous, electric heat between us burns hotter.
But my father's surrender was a lie, and the city is about to erupt into a slaughter. As betrayals are unearthed and the bullets start flying, I am faced with a devastating choice: run from the monster I was forced to marry... or stand by his side and help him burn the world to ash.
Welcome to the underworld.
Author's Note: Bound by Shadows is a dark, intense Yakuza arranged marriage romance. It contains mature themes, a morally black male lead, explicit content, and violence. It is a full-length standalone novel intended for readers 18+.
Tropes:
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- "Touch Her and Die" Energy
- Morally Grey / Villain MMC
- Mafia / Yakuza Romance
- Forced Proximity