He needed a wife to secure his empire. She needed a way out. Neither expected to fall in love, especially not in a world where love is the deadliest weakness. When Elena Romano signs a contract to become the pretend wife of Dante Moretti, the ruthless and untouchable Mafia King, she thinks she’s buying time to save her brother’s life. What she doesn't realize is that stepping into Dante’s world comes with a price... and he always collects. Dante doesn’t believe in love. He believes in power, control, and calculated loyalty. But Elena’s fire, innocence, and defiance threaten to unravel the walls he’s spent years building. She’s everything he shouldn’t want and the only thing he can’t let go. Their fake marriage was supposed to be business. Now it’s a battlefield of secrets, obsession, and temptation. But in the mafia, nothing stays fake for long. And when enemies close in and betrayal cuts deep, the question becomes: Will she survive being his pretend wife… or die as his real one?