Eliana Romano has spent years caring for her blind father. But when his condition worsens, the treatment he desperately needs is far beyond what she can afford. ‎Then Cassian De Luca offers to make sure her father gets the treatment he needs. But there is one condition. Eliana must marry him. ‎ ‎Cassian is a man Eliana knows almost nothing about. All she knows is that he is wealthy, powerful, and feared by everyone around him. Yet when she becomes his wife, she begins to discover a side of him no one else seems to know. The way he protects her, cares for her father, and makes her feel safe in ways she never expected slowly draws her closer to him. ‎ ‎Eliana falls deeply in love with Cassian. ‎ ‎But Cassian didn't choose her simply because he needed a wife. ‎ ‎He chose her because of the crimson birthmark on her collarbone and a secret he has never told her. A secret connected to the curse that has been slowly destroying him. He's been led to believe that Eliana is his only chance of surviving it. ‎ ‎Then Eliana discovers she is pregnant. ‎ ‎Suddenly, the life she thought she was building with Cassian begins to fall apart. She discovers the truth he has kept from her and realizes that it could cost her and her unborn child their lives. ‎ ‎Cassian has already chosen Eliana for the wrong reason. ‎ ‎But when Cassian discovers the horrifying fate awaiting Eliana and their unborn child, the choice he believed would save his life becomes impossible to face. ‎ ‎Will Cassian break the curse in time? ‎ ‎Can he save Eliana and their child before the curse forces him to choose between his life and theirs?