Serena Carter was never meant to step into the shadows of the underworld. A quiet, innocent woman with dreams of a simple life, she never imagined that one wrong turn would lead her straight into the hands of the most feared mafia boss in Italy—Alessio Ricci. Cold. Ruthless. Unforgiving. Alessio is a man without weakness, a king who rules with bloodstained hands. But when Serena is auctioned off to him against her will, she becomes an unwilling pawn in his dangerous world. To him, she is a possession. A toy to break. A lesson in obedience. To her, he is a nightmare made flesh. But power is intoxicating, and hate is a fire that burns close to desire. As Serena fights for survival, she begins to unravel the man behind the monster—only to discover a deeper, darker obsession. She thought she could escape him. She thought she could run. But when she disappears, hiding a secret that could shatter his control forever, Alessio will stop at nothing to bring her back. And this time… he will never let her go. A dark, intense mafia romance where passion collides with cruelty, and love is found in the most unexpected place—beneath the hands of the devil himself.