Empire of Ash

Revenge is a game of shadows. And she's been playing it for years.

At five years old, Valentina Moretti watched her family's villa engulfed in flames-along with everyone she ever loved. The authorities called it an accident. But Valentina remembers the man who stood at the edge of the fire, watching silently. She never saw his face... but she never forgot him.

Sixteen years later, Valentina is no longer the frightened child hiding in the woods. She's grown into a master of deception-calm, elegant, and lethal. With the power of the Moretti family behind her, she steps into enemy territory with a single mission: uncover the truth, and destroy the man responsible.

Her only lead? Alessio Marchetti-heir to a powerful syndicate, cold as ice, and impossible to read. He's the son of a man Valentina suspects... but he may also be the key to everything.

As secrets unravel and attraction ignites, Valentina must walk a razor-thin line between vengeance and temptation. Because in a world where loyalty is bought with blood, the truth is more dangerous than any lie.

And some oaths are written in fire.