He rules with blood and silence.
She was born with a crown he wants to destroy...
Or wear beside him.

Matteo Borrelli isn't just the heir to the Italian mafia—he's already king in every way that counts.
Feared. Respected. Untouchable.
Until he's forced into a twisted alliance with the Bratva to stop a war before it starts.
The price?
Alena Pasnov.

Cold. Beautiful. Deadly.
She's the daughter of the Russian Bratva—and the one woman who sees through his darkness.
Their union is a lie. A deal inked in blood.
But every time she fights him, he wants her more.
Every time she defies him, he wants to claim her harder.

But secrets don't stay buried long in their world.
And Matteo has one that could burn both empires to the ground.