About the book: year / Born into one of the main mafia families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi struggles to find her own path in a world where there is no choice. Aria was only fifteen when her parents betrothed her to Luca Tisci Vitiello, the eldest son of the head of New York's Cosa Nostra, to ensure peace between the two families. Now her eighteenth birthday, the day Aria has dreaded for years, is just around the corner: her wedding to Luca. Aria is afraid of marrying a man she barely knows, especially someone like Luca, who earned the nickname "Vise" for crushing a man's throat with his bare hands. With good looks, wealth and a predatory charisma that exudes power, Luca may be one of the most desirable men in New York, but the socialites hanging around his neck don't know what Aria knows: being a bad boy isn't just an act. Blood and death lurk beneath Luka's striking gray eyes and arrogant smile. In her world, a beautiful appearance often hides the monster within; a monster who could just as easily kill as he could kiss. The only way to escape marriage to Luca was to run away and leave everything she'd ever known, but Aria can't stand the thought of never seeing her again. family. Despite the fear, she decides to get married. Aria grew up among predators like Luca and knows that even most heartless bastards have a heart, and she intends to work her way to Luca's heart.