Rosario Ortega has been living in Rhodanos Heights for 4 years now. Everything was fine until she has forced to live here. She was finishing her last year to get her masters in nursing at the university in Coventon, a bigger, better town a few hours away. She had friends, a boyfriend, a life. Then her worst fears came true, and she escaped as quickly as she could, leaving everything and everyone behind. Except for one small thing. But now, she works with her only friend at a run down restaurant in this Italian American town. Taking care of what's most important to her. Shes okay. In comes Stefano Allegro, right hand man to the Don of the Italian mafia. Cold and ruthless, he's the second most powerful man in the mafia, and the smartest. When Rosario catches his eye, how will their lives go on?