I am Cassian Valente—head of the Valente Syndicate, a man others fear to cross. Power? It's my birthright, forged in blood and precision. Trust? That died with betrayal. My world revolves around my son, Matteo—my heart and my greatest weakness. Women come, flashing false smiles, but I see through them. Then there's her—Matteo's nurse. She's different. Genuine. She stirs something in me I thought long buried. Dangerous... yet, I can't stay away.