At twenty-seven, Aria Valenti has built a respectable life as a second-year resident at NY Medical Center. But beneath her calm exterior lie secrets she swore she’d never face again. Secrets tied to the boy she once loved—the same boy who became the man she should never see again. Dominic De Luca is no longer the boy Aria remembers. At twenty-eight, he is the ruthless Don of New York’s most powerful Mafia family. Cold, calculating, and feared by all, his empire is built on blood. Nothing has ever broken him—until the moment he comes face-to-face with the emerald ocean eyes that once shattered his soul. Ten years apart did nothing to dull the fire between them. What begins as anger and betrayal spirals into obsession, temptation, and dangerous passion. But in a world ruled by lies and power, love can be the most dangerous weakness of all. A dark and beautifully haunting second-chance mafia romance—where betrayal bleeds into devotion, and some bonds can never be broken.
