When the powerful Voss crime family wiped out hers years ago, 23-year-old Vivienne Cross was left with nothing but burning revenge in her heart.Forced into a marriage contract with the new Godfather — the cold, brooding, and dangerously handsome 37-year-old Damien Voss — Vivienne must now live under the roof of the man she hates most.Damien sees her as nothing more than a beautiful pawn to strengthen his empire. But beneath his icy control and ruthless dominance, an intense and forbidden obsession begins to awaken.In a world ruled by blood, power, and betrayal, their forced union becomes a battlefield of hate, desire, and dark passion. As secrets from the past unravel, Vivienne realizes that some bonds are written in blood… and some desires are impossible to deny.The first book in the Veiled Bloodlines — a gripping generational mafia saga.