A peace treaty written in blood. A bride forced into the arms of Rome’s coldest king. And a secret that could burn every family to the ground.
Aria Mancini fled Rome as a teenager, leaving fire, bullets, and her family’s name in ashes. Ten years later she’s dragged back into the city’s underworld—and into a deal that feels like a death sentence: marry Domenico Rinaldi, heir to the most feared mafia dynasty, or watch what remains of her family be hunted to extinction.
Domenico offers protection with one hand and chains with the other. In his fortress estate, every corridor has eyes, every vow has teeth, and every touch is a test of who will break first. Aria refuses to kneel… even as desire turns their war into something sharper—and far more dangerous.
But the engagement that’s meant to end a feud is only the cover for a larger game. As whispers rise from catacombs, chapels, and shadowed docks, Aria realizes she’s not just a bride. She’s the fuse.
In a world where loyalty is currency and love is leverage, Aria must decide what to become: Domenico’s perfect weapon… or the queen who sets his empire on fire.