On what was meant to be the happiest day of her life, Eleanor De Caleinto stands alone at the altar, abandoned by the man she loved. As the eldest daughter of the powerful Caleinto family, Eleanor has spent her life enduring the burdens of expectation, loyalty, and a love she thought was real. Deon Tang, a ruthless and ambitious businessman, was never truly hers. Bound by duty and blinded by power, he makes a devastating choice-to marry Eleanor's younger sister, Tiffany, the new heir to the Caleinto fortune. Betrayal cuts deep, but Eleanor refuses to fall. In a world ruled by legacy, lies, and leverage, she must rise from the ruins of heartbreak to reclaim her strength-and uncover the secrets that tore her life apart. In love, loyalty can be a lie. In power, no one is innocent.

Amelia Astoria, under an old pact with her grandfather and the Don of the Costra Nostra that runs New York City, agreed to marry Theodore Salvatore--the next mafia boss of the Salvatore clan, despite the high risk that comes with it, just to fulfill her grandfather's last wish. She never expected to fall in love with him, but even with his cold indifference, she still loved him deeply. But she knew that this love would just kill her softly. She couldn't continue living with this unrequited love that was slowly eating away her heart. She has to move on. She must let him go. She must lose him to love herself again.