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Alessia Moretti (19) is the only daughter of Marcelo Moretti. He is ruthless, feared, and the head of one of Italy's most powerful mafia families. Being his sole heir makes her priceless to her father and a major target to everyone else. Rival families have put an enormous price on her head. She has no idea.
Her father has kept her in the dark her entire life, and Alessia has repaid his overprotectiveness with rebellion. Sneaking out whenever she pleases and chasing the freedom he refuses to give her. But one night, her recklessness costs her everything. The bodyguard who raised her, who's protected her since she was a baby and loved her like his own. He dies shielding her from an ambush meant to end her life.
Marcelo is done. Enraged, he decides Alessia's freedom ends here: she will marry into whatever alliance benefits the family most, no say, no exceptions. For Alessia, losing the right to choose her own husband is a fate worse than anything else he could take from her. She begs for another option; she'll prove she doesn't need protecting. She'll become a weapon. She'll earn her place as his second in command. It's the only chance of some kind of freedom that she has left.
Marcelo is skeptical but desperate to keep her alive and close, and agrees to give her one chance.
Now comes Sebastian Voss. He's 28, ex-military, and Marcelo's most lethal hitman. Cold, controlled, and impossible to read, Sebastian is handed full authority over Alessia's training and her safety. His job is simple. Turn her into a weapon, or break her trying. He moves into the room beside hers, connecting door left open by order. He's to watch over her every hour of every day, and answer to her father alone.
Alessia is used to getting her way. Sebastian doesn't care. He's 6'2", built like a threat, possessive of his control over her, and about as warm as a loaded gun. They don't expect what's to come, far more dangerous than the hit that's still over her head.