Pregnant and widowed, Ava is dragged into the lethal shadows of the Mancini mafia dynasty. She never expected her late husband to be the hidden heir, nor did she expect to crave the ice-cold Don Luca—his ruthless brother. Luca vows to shield the woman and her heir from rival gangs, but every touch ignites a forbidden fire between them. As her own birth family plots a cold betrayal and the Mancini empire teeters on the edge of war, Luca must decide if he will shatter every law to claim the bride worth killing for. It is a toxic urban romance of mafia secrets and fated desire.