Alyssa Kane has built her hotel company from the ground up, navigating the male-dominated industry with grace and grit. She prides herself on her ability to handle anything thrown her way-until Matteo Torres strides into her life. With his smoldering looks and dangerous charm, Matteo is everything Alyssa despises: arrogant, overbearing, and utterly irresistible. Matteo Torres doesn't believe in love. After a tumultuous past and a life spent in the shadows of the mafia, he's convinced his heart is made of stone. But Alyssa, with her fiery spirit and unwavering determination, sparks something inside him he can't ignore. Despite their mutual disdain, a magnetic pull draws them together, igniting a passionate affair that neither can control.