Pia Basilio-Gonzales is a young, innocent Filipina-American leading a double life: a college student by day and a stripper by night. She is studying abroad in Milan, Italy to pursue a major in business while earning money by entertaining at an underground nightclub that's very exclusive. Her childhood wasn't all rainbows as she lost her parents at five years old before being whisked away from her loving foster family by her greedy relatives Iosefa Auelua, alias "Joseph Alarie," is a feared Samoan-Italian mafia boss notorious for his playboy persona. After his father's demise, he inherited the leadership of one of the most influential mafia groups in the world. His twin cousins and his father's former counselor, whom he found annoying, became his aides in running the organization. He is journeying to Italy to handle mafia business with a hidden agenda to find his lost childhood sweetheart, which was a dying wish for his father. Their reunion at a Milanese nightclub takes an unexpected turn when an altercation between rival crime families leads Joseph to kidnap Pia into his Italian villa impulsively. Can their childhood friendship blossom into a fiery romance amidst the luxury and danger of their surroundings? As secrets unravel and their relationship is unexpectedly tested, will they overcome the challenges threatening to tear them apart? disclaimer: foul language, bad translations, trigger warnings, sexual content, violence, etc.