I am Michele Sabatini. For forty-two years, I've built an empire on fear and respect. Men cross themselves when they speak my name. I've never bowed to anyone—until she walked into my life. Now I'm a king brought to his knees by a queen who doesn't even know her power. She sees the man I was before the world turned me into a monster. In her eyes, I find both my damnation and my salvation. I would burn everything I've built just to keep her safe.