Some truths were meant to stay buried. Especially when love becomes the lie.
Aria Vale has spent her life surviving in silence. Quiet days, empty nights, and a bakery that barely holds her together. With no family but an aunt who’s always gone and parents lost to a tragic accident no one will talk about, she’s mastered the art of being invisible.
Until the watching starts.
A man she doesn’t know. A name she hasn’t heard in years. And a past that isn’t as dead as she thought.
Luca Moretti was born into a world of blood and loyalty — heir to a powerful mafia family and the ghost of a mistake no one talks about. He’s spent years hunting the man responsible for everything that went wrong.
And all signs point to the girl with the quiet eyes and the last name that should’ve died with her parents.
Getting close to her was supposed to be a move. A tactic.
But Aria isn’t what he expected — and the closer he gets, the more tangled the lies become.
Because the truth?
She was never supposed to be part of this.
And she sure as hell wasn’t supposed to be innocent.
Now Aria wants answers.
Luca wants revenge.
And when love is built on betrayal, someone’s heart doesn’t make it out alive.
