When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

La legge del Taglione = one of the oldest existing laws, consist of fair reciprocity of crime and punishment; "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth". ***** Natalia Tatiana D'ambrosi has been living her 19 years old life in complete darkness to everything her father is. When she is finally ready to face the truth, she finds out she's been abandoned by everyone that could have offered it to her. Good thing Italian Mafia's greatest leader kidnaps her and brings some light into her life. Before he announces that he has to kill her. ***** Warning: strong language, mature content, violence.