Sebastian Rowe doesn't believe in love anymore.After a heartwrecking betrayal by the people he trusted most. Sebastian chained his heart and poured his all into growing a billion-dollar empire, having learned that love is a weakness he cannot afford. But when his grandfather's will demands proof of a stable love life, to be able to secure the family's most valuable properties, Sebastian is forced into the one thing he swore he'd never need again: A relationship. Well, a fake one will do.Elara Moore has spent her entire life fighting to survive. Raised by abusive parents, she escaped the very moment she became a legal adult, taking her sibling with her and becoming her sole guardian. Everyday is a battle against poverty, the courts, and the parents hellbent on dragging her little sister back to hell. When Sebastian offers her a contract to pretend to be his girlfriend, Elara knows the risks, but she also knows the money could protect the only family she has left. They agree to pretend. Nothing more. Well, how long will the pretense take before the lines blur?

“They say you bury people alive,” I suddenly blurted and regretted it immediately. He slowly lifted his eyes to me. Cold, merciless, yet beautiful enough to ruin lives. My hands trembled. “Only my enemies.” “You are my enemy,” I whispered, because he was. “No,” he said and slowly rose from the chair and stopped right in front of me. “You're worse.” Seraphina Moretti has spent her entire life being unwanted. Being the illegitimate daughter of a powerful family, she was treated more like a stain than blood. Now, she must marry Damian De Luca, New York’s most feared mafia king to save her family's face. She has always lived like a prisoner, what could be worse?Well, a lot. Damian is cold, ruthless, and completely incapable of love. Yet, beneath his cruel reputation lies a dangerously protective man who would burn cities for the woman he swore meant nothing to him. A woman he married for power and control. What begins as a forced marriage soon becomes a deadly game of obsession, betrayal, and forbidden desire.And in a world built on blood and lies, falling in love may be the most dangerous thing of all.