Married at eighteen to one of the most feared mafia kings in the city, Serafina learned early that survival meant silence. Her husband was twice her age, ruthless behind closed doors, and untouchable in the criminal world. When he dies in a violent “accident,” the empire mourns—but Serafina exhales for the first time in years. Her freedom lasts less than a week. Tradition demands a widow is not released—she is transferred. Passed to the next ruler of the empire. The man chosen is Luca Romano, her late husband’s right-hand man. The strategist. The executioner. The shadow who stood silently in every room where she suffered. What no one knows: Luca didn’t just serve her husband. He ended him. Now Serafina must decide whether Luca is just another monster she will belong to—or the most dangerous ally she could ever choose. Because if the truth comes out, the empire will burn… and the war that follows may destroy them both.