Em um reino onde a lealdade à Coroa pode pesar mais do que gerações de rivalidade, os Harringtons e os Beauforts aprenderam a coexistir — mas nunca a esquecer a história que existe entre suas casas.Os Harringtons são uma das famílias nobres mais queridas do reino. Lorde James Harrington é respeitado por todo o território, sua esposa, Katherine, é admirada por sua inteligência e sagacidade, e seus filhos — Ewan, Alexander e Serena — cresceram cercados por primos, celebrações e expectativas. No entanto, apesar de pertencer a uma família tão proeminente, Serena, de dezoito anos, sempre se sentiu como uma estranha dentro da própria casa.Os Beauforts são diferentes. Ricos, poderosos e influentes, nunca desfrutaram da mesma afeição que os Harringtons. As escolhas feitas pela família durante guerras passadas deixaram uma sombra sobre seu nome. Ainda assim, William Beaufort se recusa a herdar os preconceitos de sua família. Inteligente, sereno e discretamente bondoso, o jovem de vinte e um anos passou anos tentando provar que seu valor é muito maior do que a fortuna e a reputação ligadas ao seu sobrenome.Duas casas nobres. Uma antiga rivalidade. E um amor que jamais deveria existir.

In a kingdom where loyalty to the Crown can outweigh generations of rivalry, the Harringtons and the Beauforts have learned to coexist—but never to forget the history between their houses.The Harringtons are one of the kingdom's most beloved noble families. Lord James Harrington is respected throughout the realm, his wife Katherine admired for her wit, and their children—Ewan, Alexander, and Serena—have grown up surrounded by cousins, celebrations, and expectations. Yet, despite belonging to such a prominent family, eighteen-year-old Serena has always felt like an outsider within her own home.The Beauforts are different. Wealthy, powerful, and influential, they have never enjoyed the same affection as the Harringtons. Choices made by the family during past wars left a shadow over their name. Still, William Beaufort refuses to inherit his family's prejudices. Intelligent, composed, and quietly kind, the twenty-one-year-old has spent years trying to prove that his worth is more than the fortune and reputation attached to his name.Two noble houses. One old rivalry. And a love that was never meant to exist.

Ella Blackwood knows exactly what she is supposed to be.A beautiful mafia heiress. A useful name. A bargaining chip.But when a war between her family and the powerful Vitale family threatens to consume her little brother, Ella refuses to sit back and watch him die. So she makes a deal with the most dangerous man: her freedom and her future in exchange for her family's safety.Felix Vitale never wanted his father's empire, and he certainly never wanted a wife. But when Don Vincenzo decides to punish his reckless son, he gives Felix the one thing he never expected: Ella Blackwood.She's supposed to be a consequence.He's supposed to be her captor.Neither expects the other to be far more dangerous than they appear.In a family built on blood, power, and betrayal, a forced marriage might be the beginning of something neither of them can control.