In the world of the European mafia, some betrayals are paid with blood. Others, with something much worse. Adriana worked as a financial analyst when she discovered her fiancé was using her banking access to launder money from human trafficking. Her silence could have saved her. Her conscience condemned her. Now she's a protected witness in a Lake Como mansion, locked in luxury that feels like a gilded tomb. Marco, her ex-fiancé, has put a price on her head. Dante Calabrese, the Don who ordered her protection, must keep her alive until the trial. But within these walls of marble and velvet, the line between protector and obsession fades like smoke. Every conversation is seduction. Every touch, a dangerous promise. Every night that passes, Adriana understands that her heart could be more lethal than any hitman. When they discover that someone within the inner circle is betraying them, they must flee together toward an uncertain destination. Pursued by enemies who know their every move, they'll have to decide whether to trust each other... and if a love born from danger can survive the war consuming them. A mafia romance and erotic suspense novel where truth has a price of blood and loving whom you shouldn't can cost you your life.