Maria Mondal never meant to witness a murder.A struggling journalism student in Italy, desperate for a story that could change her future, Maria follows an anonymous tip to an abandoned villa—only to find herself caught in the middle of a mafia execution. When she’s captured, she expects death.Instead, she’s given a proposal.Don Salvatore Moretti recognizes her name. Recognizes the scar on her face. Recognizes the blood running through her veins. Years ago, Maria’s father betrayed him and disappeared. Now fate has delivered the traitor’s daughter straight into his hands.To settle an old debt, Maria must marry Alessandro Moretti—the cold, dangerous heir to the empire she was never meant to see.Forced into a world of power, secrets, and violence, Maria soon realizes her father’s past isn’t what it seemed. And the man she’s been bound to may not be the true villain of her story.But in a world where loyalty is bought with blood, love might be the most dangerous risk of all.