Blood built their world. Desire will decide its future.
When the patriarch of the Costa empire dies, Gabriel Costa returns to claim the throne of blood. But his inheritance is not secure-because Bianca Moretti, the secret daughter of a fallen Don, steps out of the shadows demanding her rightful place.
From the ashes of betrayal to the halls of power, Gabriel and Bianca are forced into an uneasy alliance. Their enemies want them destroyed. The council wants them bound. And their hearts... want what neither dares to admit.
What begins as a war of bloodlines becomes something far more dangerous-a passion that burns hotter than vengeance, a love that could destroy them or make them legends. Together, they must survive ambushes, secrets, and sacrifices, until the final strike rewrites the empire itself.