There are rules in the underworld. Break them, and blood follows.Alessia Moretti never wanted a life tangled with power, violence, and shadows. A gifted portrait photographer with a quiet, careful existence in the heart of the old city, she preferred to capture strangers through her lens, not face their secrets. But when a black envelope arrives—unmarked but undeniably threatening—her world fractures. Inside is an invitation to the Vescari Winter Gala.And the beginning of her unraveling.The Vescari are not just a family. They are an empire. Old money, older blood, and deeper secrets. Whispers of murder trail them like perfume. Damien Vescari, their heir, is the most dangerous of them all—cold, brilliant, and utterly ruthless. They say he killed a man when he was fourteen. That he never smiles. That his word is law in the shadows of Italy’s criminal elite.He should be a warning.But when Alessia meets Damien, he becomes an obsession.Damien Vescari doesn’t make mistakes. Every deal, every threat, every death is calculated. So when he summons Alessia to his world, it’s for one reason: revenge. Her brother, Luca Moretti, stole something from him—something priceless. And now, Alessia is the leverage. But Damien never expected the woman he intended to use to fight him with fire.Or to burn through the ice around his soul.What begins as a strategic entrapment twists into something much darker and far more dangerous—a game of submission, seduction, and secrets neither of them saw coming. Alessia is drawn to Damien’s cruelty as much as she is to his rare glimpses of humanity. He is her captor, her protector, her judge. She is his weakness. His obsession. His downfall.But in the underworld, love is a battlefield. And betrayal is always closer than desire.As the bodies pile up and a war brews between rival factions, Alessia and Damien are forced to confront a horrifying truth: they are each other’s poison… and their only salvation.What will you do when your heart wants the devil—and the devil wants you back?In a world where love is a weapon and loyalty is a death sentence, Alessia must choose between saving the man who destroyed her life… or becoming the queen of his empire.Blood and Vows is a dark, intensely emotional romance set against the backdrop of Italy’s criminal elite. With dual POV narration, every chapter weaves sensuality, suspense, and shattering revelations. Expect brutal loyalty, obsessive love, brutal betrayal—and a passion so intense it can’t be tamed.This is not a love story. This is a war story with heartbeats.Trigger warnings: Graphic violence, explicit romance, moral ambiguity, trauma, power dynamics.