LUCIANA

I knew my father's sins would eventually come for me, but I never imagined they would wear Cesare D'Acciao's face. Dragged from my bed and thrown into a world of cold marble and colder hearts, I am nothing more than a debt to be collected.

Being taken by Cesare should have destroyed me. Instead, it woke something dangerous.

They think I'm broken. They think I'll obey. What they don't understand is that Cesare taught me how monsters are made.

After uncovering the truth about his betrayal and the war brewing over the D'Acciao throne, I stopped waiting to be rescued. I will gather men who once bowed to Cesare and demand their loyalty for myself. Bloodlines matter in this world, and what I carry makes me more dangerous than any gun.

If I have to become the thing they fear to secure what's mine, I won't hesitate.

CESARE

The moment I dragged Luciana Corsini from her home, I knew she would be the only thing capable of breaking me.

I no longer want the payment; I want the woman who dares to look at a devil and stay standing.

They think they buried me. They think stripping me of my title and chaining me will end the D'Acciao name. They're wrong. I am about to break free with nothing but rage and a single purpose: reclaim Luciana and destroy the one who sold me out.

Every step back to her costs blood. Every alliance I rebuild is soaked in violence. I no longer care about honor or perception. The only throne that matters is the one she stands beside. Anyone who touches her, threatens her, or tries to use her will die screaming. This war doesn't end with survival. It ends with domination.

This is the second book in The D'Acciao Bloodline. Reading order: The Price of Sin, The Stain of Sin, The Law of Sin.