I stopped pretending I am innocent. Not anymore.
You don’t love a man like Pietro without changing. You don’t survive his world without learning how to stand your ground and smile while others fall.
They think I’m the leverage.
They think I’m the weakness.
They don’t see the truth.
I’m the reason he hasn’t burned everything yet.
PIETRO
I built my empire to stand alone.
Then Scarlett stood beside me and refused to kneel.
She didn’t ask for power. She earned it. She chose strength when weakness would have been easier.
I will marry her in defiance, rule with her by my side, and kill for her without hesitation.
Let them fear our names together.
Let them whisper what we are.
This was never a love story.
It was the rise of something far more dangerous.
This is the third book in the Roses Cut Deep Series. Reading order:
Every Rose Bleeds
Every Thorn Cuts
Every Crown Draws