Viviana is back, and she's smarter than ever. it's time to see if she can survive the ultimate test. In this book, she faces her biggest challenge yet. It's not a rival family or a business deal-it's the one thing she doesn't know how to handle and she thought she'd never have to: Love. But in a world of enemies and arranged marriages, logic might not be enough to save her heart. ....... ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴇꜱꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ. I knew how to handle the family business. I knew how to hide my innocence when I needed to be a boss, and how to use it. But I didn't plan for this. I've spent my whole life avoiding feelings. Feelings make you weak. They make you slow. Now, I'm caught in a trap I didn't see coming, tied to a man who was supposed to be my enemy. The world around us is burning, and I should be focused on the power, the throne, and the survival of my name. I'm clever enough to outsmart the kings of this city, but I'm not smart enough to outrun my own heart. I've won every war I've ever fought, but this time, the rules have changed. I'm staring into the dark, realizing I've finally met a problem I can't solve with logic. I know how to rule. I know how to kill. But for the first time in my life, I'm terrified... because I think I'm feeling something I promised myself I never would. And I have no idea how to stop it.

𝚂𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙻 𝙾𝙵 '𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙼 𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙼𝙾𝚂𝙸𝚃𝚈 𝚃𝙾 𝙰𝙵𝙵𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝚈' : "I think my father's right about you. You're poison." "Then I guess you're just allergic to it, because you can't seem to stay away." ........... 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻- My father calls me his beautiful rose, a flower he tries to protect from the thorns of the world he fights against. He has no idea the biggest thorn is the boy he hates, the son of his enemy. I try to hate him too, to see him as a monster, but I've learned that a beautiful boy can have an equally dark heart, and that forbidden is just another word for exactly what I want. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿- They see the heir to a criminal empire, the monster in a designer suit. They don't see the boy who had to grow up too fast, the one who doesn't believe in a love that isn't born from blood and loyalty. But she... she sees something else. She's the daughter of the man who wants me dead, and she makes me question every rule I've ever lived by. Wanting her isn't just a sin; it's a war, and I'm ready to burn down my world just to keep her. ...... "He was the heir to everything I was raised to destroy, and yet, he was the only one who made me feel safe." "I was born to protect my family, but she was the only one I'd be willing to go to war for."

"Every time you look at me, it feels like I'm reading my favorite page for the first time." She said "Then let me tell you, I could reread your whole story forever." I said with love. .... 𝙄𝙎𝘼𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙇𝘼 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙀 𝙎𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙄𝙍:- "For a long time, I treated love like a bad investment-too risky, too likely to cost me everything. Running my business taught me that the best things are solid and reliable. This love we have isn't weak or sudden. it's MY safe place. You give me the space to be successful, or to simply rest, without judgment. You accept every part of me, even the difficult parts, and you don't try to change them. That deep respect is why this relationship feels real and lasting. It's the only true love I ever wanted." 𝗘𝗡𝗭𝗢 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔:- "You see this thing between us as a safe investment? Good. Because I'm the majority shareholder, and this partnership is non-negotiable. I watched you build your jewelry empire, and it just confirmed what I already knew: you're the sharpest thing in any room, and you belong here, next to the future Don. When I look across the room and see some schmuck staring too long, yeah, I get a little possessive. Think of it as quality control. You're my biggest acquisition, Isabella, and the only contract I'll ever sign with a lifetime exclusivity clause. Now, stop looking so serious and tell me if my tie goes with the color of the blood I almost spilled five minutes ago." ..... "Before you, my life was about work. Now, I spend my mornings negotiating with a named Romano. It turns out, giving up control for the right person is the ultimate power move." "I thought ruling an organization was the pinnacle of power, but nothing prepared me for the quiet panic when Romano gets a fever. I run a city, Isabella, but you and that kid are the only territory I'd actually burn the world down to protect. Every ruthless decision I make now is just a strategic m

Just some additional stuff about the Sinclairs, Valencia or Volkovs :)