Dante Moretti was born into power, but never wanted it.The son of a ruthless Italian mafia boss, his life was built on blood, loyalty, and control. His father had two wives Dante’s mother, the quiet first wife who endured humiliation in silence, and the second wife, who raised a son in order to inherit the empire.Growing up in that house meant learning that love was weakness, and power was survival.But when Dante entered university, he met her Victoria. A high school student with paint on her fingers and light in her eyes. She was everything his world didn’t allow: pure, gentle, free.For the first time, Dante found peace in late-night conversations instead of gunfire. She believed in him before anyone else did. She even inked a small tattoo with him a secret mark of loyalty, something beautiful in a world built on scars.Then his father found out.“You think you can choose love over legacy?” his father said. “If you don’t return home, I’ll make sure your schoolgirl’s blood stains the ground on your mom miserable.”That night, Dante’s world ended.He left victoria without a word, breaking her heart to save her life and his mother’s.He returned to the shadows, taking his place beside his father.Years of violence and betrayal followed until his father’s death left him as heir to the empire he once hated. By the time Dante rose to power, the boy Victoria knew no longer existed. In his place stood the Ruthless Don a man feared by all, including himself.Five years later, he returns to the city.The woman he once loved is walking down the aisle… but not to him.And Dante, broken by duty and haunted by love, makes the one decision that will change both their lives forever He takes back what was his.