Rhea has always been the forgotten twin - quieter, softer, never enough. But when her sister decides to back out days before a powerful arranged marriage, everything changes. Now Rhea must take her place, wearing her name, stepping into a life built on lies... and into the arms of Damian Voss - a man who sees too much and trusts too little.

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK

Jeremy Romano, the newly crowned Don of the Cosa Nostra, but unlike his predecessors, he's determined to rewrite the rules. Haunted by the sins of his father, Jeremy sets out to dismantle the most vile corner of the empire: a secret prostitution ring that has trapped countless women in silence and suffering. During a covert operation to free the victims, Jeremy encounters Rose Callahan-a fragile young woman whose spirit has been bruised but not broken. As he pulls her from the shadows, Rose clings to him, the only person who's ever made her feel safe. Her trauma binds her to Jeremy in ways neither of them expect, and as he helps her heal, a deep emotional connection blossoms between them. But love in the underworld comes at a price. With enemies circling and loyalties tested, Jeremy must protect Rose not only from the ghosts of her past-but from the war he's ignited within his own ranks.