After her sister rejects a marriage to the ruthless mafia boss Roman Moretti, Elena agrees to take her place. Deaf since childhood and treated as a burden by her family, Elena expects nothing from her new husband—except survival. But Roman soon discovers that his seemingly fragile bride is nothing like the woman he expected. As betrayal, rival gangs, and deadly secrets threaten their marriage, Roman finds himself fiercely protective of Elena. What begins as a substitute marriage slowly becomes the one love he refuses to lose. Now, Elena is no longer the unwanted sister—she is the only woman the mafia boss has chosen.
