Lucien Virelli was born into the brutal legacy of the Virelli crime family, a second son turned reluctant heir after his beloved older brother Adrian was assassinated in a betrayal orchestrated by a rival syndicate. Lucien witnessed the murder—helpless, locked inside a car—and the trauma hardened him into something cold, calculating, and unrelenting. He rose through blood and vengeance, wiping out enemies, and becoming one of the most feared mafia bosses in the underworld.

Years later, to end the bloodshed between families, a peace was brokered the old-fashioned way—through marriage.

She was the daughter of the rival family responsible for Adrian’s death. Beautiful. Proud. Innocent of her family’s crimes. Lucien didn’t agree to marry her for peace—he agreed to own the last piece of the family that shattered his world.

The first time they met was on their wedding day.

She wore white. He wore black. She was terrified. He was unreadable.

That day didn’t mark a beginning. It marked the beginning of her end.