He came for the empire. He stayed for the boy who shouldn't exist. Enzo Marcelo is the heir to an Italian throne built on steel, blood, and cold-hard cash. To the world, his partnership with the powerful Delacruz family is a strategic move to secure his legacy. But Enzo doesn’t do anything for "business" alone. He’s driven by a secret vendetta that would burn the country to the ground—and he won’t let anyone stand in his way. Then he met Mateo. The youngest Delacruz is a mystery wrapped in silence. Beautiful, sheltered, and seemingly unable to find the words to navigate his father’s cutthroat world, Mateo was supposed to be a ghost in the background of Enzo’s takeover. Instead, he’s a distraction Enzo can’t afford. One look from those wide, searching eyes and Enzo’s icy resolve begins to melt into a dangerous obsession. Mateo doesn’t know how to speak his heart, but his body tells a story of hunger and heat that Enzo is more than willing to translate. The deal is signed. The trap is set. But as the lines between corporate war and forbidden desire blur, Enzo must decide: is he here to destroy the Delacruz family, or is he willing to lose it all for the one man who makes him feel alive? "Are you always this hungry, pretty?" I whisper, my breath ghosting over his lips. I came here to take everything from his father. Now, looking at him, the only thing I want to take is Mateo.
