Elara Moretti thought her twenty-first birthday would be one of the happiest days of her life.It was supposed to be her sister Alina's wedding day. Instead, before the ceremony could even begin, Alina disappeared.And Elara's life changed with her.Twenty-one years ago, her father made a promise to the powerful De Luca family. In exchange for their help when the Moretti family was on the verge of losing everything, one of his daughters would eventually marry into the De Luca family.Alina was supposed to be that daughter.But with her gone, Lorenzo De Luca chooses Elara.He is the cold and ruthless heir to the De Luca empire, a man who is used to getting whatever he wants. Elara wants nothing to do with him, especially after he forces her into a marriage she never asked for.She hates the way he controls everything around her. She hates being treated like part of an old agreement.Most of all, she hates how difficult it is to ignore the man himself.Because somewhere between the arguments, the stolen glances, and the moments neither of them can explain, something begins to change.Elara finds herself drawn to the man she swore she would never accept.And Lorenzo, who married her because of a twenty-one-year-old promise, soon discovers that his new wife is becoming a temptation he never expected.He was supposed to claim a bride.He never planned to become attracted to her.As their forced marriage slowly turns into something neither of them can control, secrets surrounding the original agreement begin to surface.What really happened twenty-one years ago?Why did Elara's father make that promise?And when the truth finally comes out, will the marriage that brought Elara and Lorenzo together be strong enough to survive it?