I’ve been taken prisoner by a man I used to love. He took my innocence ten years ago. But his touch still sends shivers down my spine. I’m sick of my vain attempts at trying to escape. Tired of feeling hopeless in this dingy room that I’m trapped in. I can tell that he wants to help me but doesn’t want to let me go. His strong arms make me weak in the knees. And the pain in his eyes breaks my heart. His father is the most powerful mafia boss in the country. And I’m having to pay for my family’s debt to him. But once he shows me the way out… I can only hope that he will come with me. If he doesn’t, then my entire life has been a lie. And if he does… Well, then we would have a bloody war on our hands.

The woman I love is unsafe because of me. I’m the oldest son of a mafia boss. My father is one of the most dangerous men in the world. I’ve spent a good chunk of my life away from my family. And I vow to protect my daughter from any danger. But falling for her teacher wasn’t part of the plan. Deanna Blake… Her brown hair and perfect lips give me sleepless nights. She doesn’t know anything about my world… yet. But it’s only a matter of time until she finds out. She will need me to protect her from my father. I’d be damned if I let him as much as touch her. Deanna is mine to claim. And mine to keep… forever.

With blood still on my hands, she rushed into my arms. She took me in when the world wanted to cast me out. I am Myles Moretti, heir to the Moretti mafia throne. My ruthlessness knows no bounds, extending even to my father's throat. I'm becoming the one thing I've always feared. But one glimpse of her eyes, and I feel myself being pulled back down. Grounded, comforted, secure. Sofia Luciano stirs deep emotions within me that I believed to be dead. There's a reason the universe has brought her into my life once again. And I mean to keep her this time. Even if it means war.