The Devil & Hope

Christian De Luca was never built for love.

He was built for violence.
For power.
For blood-stained loyalty and deadly promises whispered in dark rooms.

Then Joe died.

And with her-
the last soft part of him was buried too.

Now Christian exists like a ghost inside the De Luca empire:
colder,
crueler,
untouchable.

Until Hope White arrives in Italy.

Joe's younger sister.

Beautiful.
Rebellious.
Sharp-tongued.
And completely unimpressed by the monster everyone fears.

Hope hates Christian for the world that destroyed her sister.

Christian hates the way Hope's presence cracks open grief he spent months trying to bury.

But in a world ruled by mafia wars, betrayal, and dangerous men-
hate becomes dangerously intimate.

Especially when Hope becomes the next target.

Now Christian is forced into an impossible choice:

Stay away from the only woman capable of ruining him completely...

Or become the devil again to keep her alive.

Because some loves heal you.

And some loves drag you straight into darkness.
"He buried his heart with her sister.
Then Hope arrived... and taught the devil how to bleed again."