Rose Volkov's world shatters when Liam Salvatore returns to New York seeking vengeance for his murdered father. Forced into marriage to save her father's life, Rose discovers the good man she knew was actually a monster who destroyed Liam's family sixteen years ago. Trapped in Liam's mansion and terrified of his reputation for cruelty, Rose must survive as his captive wife while her dangerous ex-fiancé Matteo returns from Sicily determined to reclaim her. As Rose and Liam's brutal power struggle transforms into an unexpected passion, dark secrets about their families threaten to destroy them both. But the secrets were just too strong that it might actually ruin them.