Mayaflor

I always loved him in silence. Adrián Montenegro was my best friend—and my curse. Loving him while knowing his heart belonged to someone else was my greatest punishment. By arrangement, we ended up married… without love, without promises, just a deal that forced me to pretend it didn’t hurt to have him so close and yet so far at the same time. Over time, his presence became my necessity. Every glance, every shared night made me believe I could earn his love—that maybe we could build a family together. My mother used to say love is something you fight for, and I fought with everything I had… until I forgot myself. But fate was cruel. She woke up, and in his eyes I saw the truth I had always tried to deny: he had never stopped loving her.

In the opulent heart of Venice, among masks of appearances, lavish parties, and silent agreements, Isabella Rossetti lives a love that, to her, is everything… and to him, seems to be nothing more than a debt. She loves Alessandro De Luca with intensity—the man who has lived in her dreams since adolescence. He, however, only agreed to be with her because of a pact with her older brother.

Emily Morello, 21, is the eldest daughter of the sottocapo of the Cosa Nostra. Willing to sacrifice her freedom for her sister’s happiness, she makes a decision that will change both of their lives forever. Marco DeSantis, 30, is the feared capo di tutti capi—a cold, calculating, and ruthless man. Determined to secure his legacy, he chooses to marry the daughter of one of the organization’s most powerful families. But Emily is not a woman who bends easily. With cunning and determination, she usurps her sister’s place in the arranged marriage, facing a dangerous man who never forgives betrayal. In a world of power, violence, and desire, they will fight a battle where the heart may prove to be the deadliest weapon of all.