A shattered mafia princess. A forbidden protector. A legacy built on lies.
I was raised as the DeLuca heir. Matteo's daughter. Giuseppe's granddaughter. The girl meant to inherit an empire. One leak and everything burns. Giuseppe is my father. Matteo is my brother. And nineteen years of "I love you, baby girl" turn into nineteen years of deception. The Families smell weakness. They want the "tainted-bloodline heir" to break. Instead, I learn to weaponize the three ghosts in my head: Giuseppe's brutality. Sophia's manipulation. Matteo's strategy. And standing in the center of the chaos is Alessandro Ricci… Thirty-five, forbidden, and the only man who's ever felt real. He was supposed to guard me. Not kiss me like he's been waiting years. Not worship the darkness I've stopped hiding. Not choose me in a world where loyalty is currency and desire is deadly. Together we carve our way through trials, traitors, and blood. I'm ready to claim my throne. Ready to build a legacy that's finally mine. Until a sniper's round rips through Alessandro… My scream echoing off the concrete… And the compound is swallowed in flashing lights… As the FBI drags out a witness claiming I ordered the hit!
