The engagement was never about love-it was about power. A union meant to silence whispers and strengthen the alliance between two of the most powerful mafia families. Sasha Romanov had plans of her own. Finish law school. Build her independence. Escape the shadow of her family name. Dominic Bellini wanted nothing more than control over his own future. A professional hockey career. Distance from the life he was born into. But power doesn't ask. And family doesn't negotiate. Forced into an engagement neither of them chose, Sasha and Dominic are bound together in a world where image is everything-and weakness is never forgiven. At university, they must play their roles perfectly. The perfect couple. The perfect heirs. But behind closed doors, nothing is perfect. Two strong-willed individuals. Two worlds colliding. And a connection neither of them planned. Because sometimes, the most dangerous battles... are the ones fought between two people who refuse to surrender.