Vincenzo Giordano Lombardi, the feared leader of The Shadows of Venice and mayor of the city, has transformed his criminal empire into an unstoppable force. His latest wife, Elowen Bella Bennett, is a survivor of a brutal training designed to make her the wife of the future Lombardi leader. Their relationship, marked by dark and obsessive love, leads Vincenzo to seek a definitive bond through a pregnancy that will solidify his control over her, while Elowen faces the danger of her own survival.