In a world where family loyalty is everything, love can be the greatest rebellion.
He is Adrian, the 27-year-old eldest son of a wealthy, traditional family, raised to uphold honor and responsibility above all else. She is Elara, the 22-year-old youngest daughter of a family long at odds with his own-a spirited, headstrong young woman who refuses to be controlled.
Their first meeting is a collision of worlds: a chance encounter at a family event sparks rivalry, teasing, and undeniable attraction. Yet their growing feelings are forbidden, threatened by long-standing family grudges, secrets, and misunderstandings.
As Adrian and Elara are forced together by circumstance, their bickering slowly turns into something deeper-trust, longing, and a love neither dared to imagine. But will their hearts survive the pressure of feuding families and hidden pasts, or will the bonds that tie them to their families tear them apart forever?
A story of love, defiance, and the courage to fight for what the heart truly desires.
Leina Serrano was weeks away from marrying her fiancé, Adrian DeLuca - the kind, gentle heir of one of Italy's most powerful families.
But one night changes everything. A car crash. A funeral. A scandal that threatens to tear two legacies apart.
To preserve the DeLuca name, Leina is forced to marry Dominic DeLuca - Adrian's older brother. Cold. Dangerous. Mafia-linked. A man whispered about in corners, feared in boardrooms... and completely uninterested in love.
Now bound by duty, secrets, and a ring that was never meant to be hers, Leina must survive a life she never chose...
And figure out if the heart she lost can love again - in the arms of a man who doesn't believe he has one.