Blurb Everyone believes Tiara Romano died in the fire that erased her family from the mafia world. They were wrong. For sixteen years she has lived in the shadows, becoming the deadliest assassin money can buy. Her only goal is to kill Mario De Luca—the son of the man she believes destroyed her life. But every attempt ends the same way. He saves her. Mario De Luca is more than the feared heir to a criminal empire. He is a celebrated trauma surgeon, an undefeated combat champion, and a man carrying secrets powerful enough to ignite another war. When forbidden desire begins to eclipse revenge, Tiara uncovers a devastating conspiracy. The massacre that stole her childhood was never about destroying her family—it was about preventing a peace that only she and Mario could have created. Now every mafia family wants them dead. Every tournament becomes a battlefield. Every kiss could be their last. As buried lies surface and old loyalties shatter, Tiara must decide whether to fulfill the revenge that has defined her life—or trust the only man she was raised to hate. Because the deadliest weapon in the underworld was never a gun. It was the lie that kept two broken hearts fighting the wrong war for sixteen years