He wanted an heir—not a wife, not love, and definitely not her.Cold, powerful billionaire Adrian Blackwood lives by one rule: never let emotions control him. When his family demands an heir, he chooses the safest solution—a surrogate.No strings.No drama.No risks.But everything shatters the moment Elena Hart walks into his life.She’s not the woman his agency promised.She’s beautiful, stubborn, hiding scars she refuses to explain…and Adrian can’t ignore the pull between them.What should have been a simple contract becomes dangerous when secrets from Elena’s past collide with enemies from Adrian’s world. Soon, protecting her—and the baby—becomes the one thing Adrian can’t control.And when the truth finally comes out, he realizes the biggest risk of all is losing the woman he never meant to love.She was only supposed to carry his child…So why does he want her heart too?

Aria Collins came to Italy for a quiet work trip.She never expected to witness a murder—or to lock eyes with the man pulling the trigger.Matteo Ricci.Feared Sicilian mafia heir.Cold-blooded. Untouchable. Deadly.He should have killed her.Instead… he claimed her.Taken to his private villa, Aria becomes the secret Matteo refuses to let go of.He tells himself he’s only protecting his oath,only silencing a witness,only preventing a war.But the way he watches her says something else—something darker, something possessive, something forbidden.When a rival mafia discovers she's alive, Aria becomes their target.And the man who swore never to feel anything again becomes her only shield.Danger stalks them.Desire threatens them.His enemies want her dead.His heart wants her close.But Matteo Ricci doesn’t love.He owns.And the moment Aria entered his world,she was bound by more than a mistake—she was bound by his blood oath.A dark, addictive, slow-burning mafia romance filled with tension, obsession, danger, and a love that should never have existed.