Serafina Rossi’s mission was simple: seduce Lorenzo “The Viper” Vitale, the ruthless heir to a rival mafia empire, and bring him to his knees. She never expected his counter proposal.

“Marry me.”

“You’re insane.”

Now bound in a marriage neither wanted but both need, Sera walks a dangerous path between loyalty and desire. Lorenzo knew she was his enemy from the start and that’s exactly why he claimed her. 

Keep your enemies closer, especially when they look like sin and fight like the devil.

“Tell me, wife, when you lie in my bed at night, gathering your secrets, do you ever forget you’re supposed to hate me?”

“Every single time. That’s the problem.”

“I could kill you right now.” He whispers against her skin.

“But you won’t.” She  breathes back. “Because you want to know what I taste like more than you want me dead.”

What starts as a game of cat and mouse becomes something far more dangerous when bullets fly and blood is spilled. 

But when secrets unravel and a bloody war ignites, the greatest threat isn’t the bullets flying, it’s the battle for their hearts.

“We were never supposed to fall in love.”

In a world built on betrayal, where family is everything and trust is fatal, can two enemies become something more or will their love be the spark that burns both empires to ash?

I was in the study reviewing some documents when Lorenzo entered without knocking. 


"We have an emergency." He said.  "There a family dinner on Sunday at Vitale estate."


"And you're coming with me. It is non negotiable."


"We agreed on separate bedrooms at the penthouse. Not on separate appearances at family events. Those are mandatory especially now."


"My father's health is failing faster than the doctors predicted. The family is gathering, and they want to see us together and united." 


"To make sure the marriage is stable. There's a difference."


Chapter 27 - FAMILY GATHERING