‎"I thought the worst thing my father could tell me was that Victor Arc had returned.‎I was wrong. The worst thing was that I was going to marry him".‎‎Once, Alice Smith and Victor Arc were inseparable, then Evans....three friends bound by childhood, loyalty, and a love that was never spoken aloud. But one night of fire, betrayal, and blood destroyed everything. Victor lost his parents. Alice lost a figment of her memory. And the only thing left between them was suspicion.‎Years later, Victor is no longer the boy she loved. He is ruthless, feared, and deeply broken....a man shaped by violence, ruling in the shadows of the mafia world. ‎‎Haunted by the memory of seeing Alice near his gate the night his life burned down, he carries a love he doesn’t trust and a hatred he can’t silence.‎Alice, scarred by her forgotten memories is forced into a marriage meant to reunite two families who now share nothing but ashes and secrets. But the truth about that night is far more dangerous than either of them knows.‎A kidnapping.‎A land dispute that started it all.‎A conspiracy that forced her uncle into a crime he never wanted.‎Hidden evidence. A secret heir. And enemies who are not finished yet.‎As the past begins to unravel, Victor and Alice must decide whether their marriage will be the final weapon in a long war… or the only thing strong enough to end it.‎Because love may have survived the fire.‎But the truth might destroy them both.