The prince who vanished from my bed five years ago just proposed a collaboration that could crown my boutique empire or destroy it. Matteo De Luca wants Luxe Blooms exclusives in his hotels, but a sealed palace edict demands something far deadlier: verification of my secret four-year-old son as the hidden heir to the Italian throne. With a dying king, a scheming heiress engaged to Matteo, and whispers of forged bloodlines echoing from Rome, one leaked photo could ignite a succession war. Jaxon, the steadfast friend whos loved me in silence, warns me to run but Matteos lingering touches awaken ghosts I buried. As threats close in from palace shadows and Manhattan flashbulbs, I must protect my child, my heart, and my hard-won world. But what if the greatest danger is the truth Ive hidden... and the man who might claim it all?