The sound of a pastry pan hitting the floor filled the bakery as Zeno Accardi kicked down the door. His eyes landed on a six-year-old girl with the same amber eyes as his, and he froze. Seven years ago, Livia Speranza left her marriage to the billionaire with nothing but a ruined reputation. Milan's high society believed she had betrayed him, and no one gave her a chance to defend herself. She had walked away not only to escape the pain but also to protect the unborn child she carried from the Accardi family. Now, after building a quiet life on the Amalfi Coast, Livia's past catches up with her when Zeno finds her. A DNA test confirms that Aurelia is his daughter, and Zeno, furious that Livia kept the truth from him, demands custody. With a public battle threatening to damage them both, they agree to a one-year contract marriage and move back under the same roof in Milan. Being together again brings back feelings neither of them has truly forgotten, but while Zeno tries to win Livia back, he begins to uncover the truth about the betrayal that destroyed their marriage.

Kaelen Vance walked toward the altar in a gown of pure white silk, a deadly stiletto strapped to her thigh. Her plan was simple: marry Tarrance Sterling, the ruthless underworld king she believed had destroyed her family, wait until midnight, and drive the blade into his heart to avenge her murdered brother. Tarrance never married Kaelen for peace. He bound his greatest enemy’s daughter to him to secure control over Denmark’s criminal empire. He knows she carries a blade. He knows she wants him dead. What he doesn’t expect is the fire in her eyes, or how fiercely it challenges the cold, controlled world he has built around himself. When hit squads attack their wedding night, Kaelen and Tarrance are forced to flee through the misty streets of Copenhagen together. Forced into each other’s company, their hatred slowly twists into something far more dangerous. But just when Kaelen is ready to finish what she started, a devastating truth comes to light: her brother wasn’t killed by Tarrance. He was murdered by someone within her own family, sacrificed to ignite a war that would place a traitor on the throne of Denmark’s underworld. Now the entire underground is turning against them, and the man Kaelen swore to kill may be the only person who can keep her alive. To survive, she must make the hardest choice of her life: honor the family she lost, or surrender to the man she was raised to hate, the monster who somehow captured her heart.

After her father's death, twenty-one-year-old Elaria Ashwyn is forced to rule Silvercrest alone as its young White Alpha Queen. Still grieving, she inherits a kingdom already standing on the edge of war with its oldest enemy, Shadowfang. Determined to prove that her father's death has not made her weak, Elaria enters the conflict against Shadowfang, where she encounters Kael Nightbane, the kingdom's greatest warrior. Kael has spent his life believing Silvercrest is responsible for his people's suffering, leaving him with every reason to hate the young Queen. But as they repeatedly cross paths, hatred slowly gives way to an attraction neither can explain. Their growing love becomes dangerous as political conflict, betrayal, and the secrets surrounding their kingdoms threaten to tear them apart. When betrayal ultimately leads to Kael sacrificing his life to save Elaria, she believes she has lost the man she loves forever. Years later, Kael returns without his memories, unable to remember the woman who once meant everything to him. As fragments of his forgotten past begin to return, Elaria discovers that his death may be connected to a much larger conspiracy. With war threatening both kingdoms again, Elaria must uncover the truth behind the betrayal before she loses Kael,and their chance at peace,forever.