Emma Walsh spent two years loving a man who kept her hidden. When he missed the one day she needed him most, she left without looking back. Six months later, she's finally happy. New town, new life, new beginning. Then he shows up at her door, asking for a second chance. But Emma's done waiting. And he's about to learn some things you don't realize you've lost until it's too late. Not everyone deserves a second chance. But sometimes the heart wants what it wants, even when it shouldn't.

One night, my father's gambling debts caught up with him. When he couldn't pay, he offered the only thing he had left, me. Dante Russo, the most feared man in the city, came to collect. Cold, dangerous, and used to getting exactly what he wants, he took me from the only life I'd ever known.Now I live in his sprawling mansion, caught between terror and something I don't want to name. He says I'm here until the debt is paid. But the way he looks at me suggests he has no intention of ever letting me go.I should hate him. I should be planning my escape. Instead, I'm starting to see cracks in his armor, glimpses of the man beneath the monster everyone fears. And that's more dangerous than anything else.They say love can't bloom in darkness. But what happens when darkness is all you've ever known? What happens when the man who stole your freedom is the first person who ever made you feel alive?My name is Sofia Marino, and this is the story of how I fell for the devil himself.