Dragged into a candlelit cathedral and ringed like property, she’s bound—blood to blood—to Lucien, Cato, Rafael, and Niccolò: four Dons who rule the city like it’s their private empire. They don’t want a bride. They want a bond that ends a brewing war… and a woman ruthless enough to wear it.
But vows sealed in blood awaken questions she can’t silence. Why do their threats feel like déjà vu? Why do whispers of a fire make her pulse spike—like she’s lived this nightmare before? And why does the role they’re forcing on her fit too well?
In a house built on surveillance and secrets, desire is a weapon and loyalty is paid in scars. If she breaks their rules, her family pays. If she submits, she becomes their crown—claimed by four monsters who never share, never forgive, and will burn the city to keep what’s theirs.
To survive the marriage, she’ll have to become something darker than a pawn.
She’ll have to become the queen.