She was the price of betrayal.she was served the punishment she didn’t see coming.
When Aria Monroe's father and step mom sealed a deal with the moretti family , she’s forced to replace her step-sister and to enter into an arranged marriage with Lucien Moretti, the ruthless heir,the most feared mafia family in New York. Cold. Possessive. Deadly. He makes no promises of love—only ownership.
When forced by her family, Aria's freedom was signed away. But marrying Lucien means stepping into a world of velvet lies and blood-stained truths, where trust is a luxury and affection and weapon.
She’s fire—beautiful, defiant, and untamed.
He’s ice—unforgiving, controlling, and consumed by vengeance.
Together, they burn.
Lucien doesn’t want love — he wants control.
Aria doesn’t want a husband — she wants freedom.
But the longer they’re bound together, the deeper the obsession grows.
Secrets. Betrayal. Passion.
In a world of blood and loyalty, Aria must decide:
Is she a pawn in a deadly game… or the queen about to take the king?
And as secrets unravel and enemies close in, passion becomes war, and their bond teeters between destruction and desire.
In a world ruled by power and violence, can love ever be more than a blood price?