Valentina Castillo, 22, never owed her father’s debts—but when her runaway sister leaves a night to her wedding, she is handed over as payment, a bride stolen for a price she cannot refuse.Nikolai De Luca, Miami’s ruthless Don, gave a man three choices: repay his debt, give his life… or offer a bride.When she was brought before him—trembling, unprepared, aware of the darkness in his gaze, he decided in an instant.She would be his.In his world, power is absolute, and a wife is not a partner—she is a possession. And once Nikolai De Luca claims what is his… even death itself can’t take it from him.

On the day she was supposed to become a wife, Valeria is abandoned at the altar, humiliated before the world and discarded without an explanation by the man she loved.Harlan Sinclair, a billionaire raised on legacy and ruthless expectations never made decisions with his heart, so when love threatened his empire, he walked away.Five years later, Valeria returns to New York transformed. No longer the woman who begged for answers, she's the formidable founder of Cross Valórë, a rising fashion house threatening the very industry that broke her.Now Harlan wants redemption.A dangerous rival wants her downfall.And Leon Blackwood— a self made Billionaire offers her something she's never had: choice.As buried secrets resurface and past alliances turn lethal, Valeria must decide: revenge or freedom, obsession or healing, the man who shattered her… or the man who lets her choose herself.