Mara trades bodies with her rich twin for seven days, then learns the perfect fiancé wants her sister dead.
#131 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama SeriesCW: domestic abuse
His Love Is Suffocating
The mafia boss holds an accountant's daughter captive, believing her father betrayed the family.
NetShort · 45 episodes · about 1.2 h
FreeEp 1–12on NetShort
Locked33of 45 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Mafia boss Damien is convinced that the accountant Vance turned on his father, so he keeps Mia, Vance's daughter, prisoner for two years. Mia plays along on the surface while quietly collecting proof that her father is innocent. Damien swings between cruelty and a growing dependence on her. Mia's search for the truth puts everything on the line.
Mafia & crimeDark romanceobsessive tensiondark power play
Who will like it: viewers who liked a captor-and-captive romance where the power balance keeps shifting.
Main characters
- Damien: mafia boss who holds Mia captive
- Mia: Vance's daughter secretly gathering evidence
- Vance: accountant Damien believes betrayed his father
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 12 free. Grey: 33 locked. About 1.2 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 45
- Free
- 12
- Locked
- 33
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 45 | 12 | 33 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 45 episodes is longer than 72% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 12 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 27% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- English, German, Turkish
- App tags
- Modern Romance, Mystery, Plot Twist
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.5K followers
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Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.