I was twelve when I watched them burn. The ritual, the blood, the screams that still wake me at night. My parents vanished that night. Everyone said they were dead. I spent twelve years believing it. Then the letter came with a black serpent seal. Just one sentence. Come to the city if you want to know the truth about your parents. It led me straight to Lucien Valtieri. Billionaire. Devil. The most dangerous man I've ever met. His offer was for me to pretend to be his fiancée for six months and he'll tell me what happened to my parents. I said yes. I had no choice obviously. But the truth was worse than I imagined. My parents weren't victims. They were cult leaders. And I'm not just their daughter. I'm the last heir to an ancient bloodline that could destroy everything Lucien has built. Now rivals want me dead. Cult elders want me sacrificed. Lucien's own brother wants me for himself. Lucien says he'll protect me. But he leads the cult that destroyed my childhood. He's ruthless, controlling and dangerous. And I'm falling for him anyway. Some bloodlines are meant to rule, others are meant to burn.