When Damon Carbone, the rightful heir to the Italian Mafia gets overthrown and betrayed by his own family, he is forced underground. He now lives his life in the shadows as the notorious assassin, Il Mietitore, gaining the skills necessary to take back his throne. He devises a scheme to overthrow his cousin, Don Martino Mendoza, and get the revenge he's been craving for the past five years. But in order to accomplish that, he requires the help of a mysterious Femme Fatale. A Femme Fatale with a hidden past and her own agenda in mind.

"He watched me bury the bodies. Then he left me a rose." After returning home to find her entire family slaughtered, she learns her tragedy wasn't random it was personal. A twisted admirer is lurking in the shadows, leaving her messages, gifts, and clues... all wrapped in blood and obsession. As the line between grief and madness blurs, she's drawn into a dangerous game - one where love isn't given, it's carved into skin. He says he's protecting her. He says they're soulmates. But love doesn't usually come with a body count. A dark romance of obsession, trauma, and the kind of devotion that should come with a warning label.