Luciana Romano never intended to get tangled up in the Costa crime family. At 19, she’s just trying to survive—juggling college, a rough home life, and her best friend, Adrian Costa, who happens to be the son of New York’s most feared mafia leader. Dante Costa built his empire on ruthlessness and control. At 42, he’s seen it all—except for a girl like Luciana. She’s reckless but smart, stubborn but kind, utterly off-limits and yet impossibly tempting. When she unwittingly stumbles into a violent feud between rival families, she becomes a target, forcing Dante to step in and claim her protection. The problem? Protecting her means keeping her close. And keeping her close means resisting the dangerous pull between them. What begins as obligation turns into obsession. But their attraction isn’t just forbidden—it’s a betrayal. Of Adrian. Of the rules. Of the life Dante swore to uphold. Yet, in a world where loyalty is everything, Dante finds himself breaking his own code for the one person he was never meant to touch. If they fall, they burn together.