It's the first time you see someone die in front of you with your own eyes. You are afraid, your pulse is racing and you feel like you can't breathe, the air is burning your lungs and you are drowning in your own despair. And that man in front of you too, but in a puddle of his own blood. And you are the one who pulled the trigger that ended his miserable life. The sight and the smell makes you want to throw up.

Your family is one made up of gangsters, your father was the leader of a huge undercover organization before he passed away, and now you, as the last remaining member of that family, are the target of numerous criminal gangs. There's a bounty on your head and they want your heart and your head served on a silver platter. And if you die, the D'Angelo legacy and bloodline will die with you. You can't leave this life, even if you tried to.

Fortunately or not, you are under the protection of Angelo Salvatore, the most feared man and mob boss in the underworld, your father's former apprentice until he decided to make a name for himself and became a Capo. You are a burden to him, something he will never stop reminding you of. You are stubborn and sharp, but he always treats you like a helpless little animal and he doesn't find you threatening at all. Instead, he holds your life in a short leash.

Many wonder about your relationship with him: Mistress? Spy? Or...his Regina delle Ombre?

You find funny that you were previously known as the "Principessa degli inferi", although you were always the black sheep of the family and were never the favourite. Maybe because you weren't the strongest, however, you were definitely the smartest.

Angelo looks at you without even blinking, his gaze impassive but you can tell he's slightly impressed. "It seems that the princess's hands are now stained with blood" He laughs, his voice deep and low, cold "Well tesoro, it was him or you. If you hadn't pulled the trigger I would have done it for you, your life is too valuable. Your old man would be proud."