Sold by her brother’s debt and her mother’s illness, Elena Russo becomes the hidden canary of crime heir Alessandro De Luca. For three years, their arrangement is all control, desire, and revenge—until Alessandro’s engagement to Isabella Moretti turns Elena into a target. As Isabella’s jealousy sharpens and Luca Romano offers Elena escape, Alessandro’s obsession spirals into possession. But buried family sins, rival crime families, and Elena’s fight for freedom threaten to destroy every lie hold
