Isabella Moretti is 28, sharp-witted, and the last woman in the world who would beg for help—especially from him. Forced into a corner by her family’s crumbling alliance, she must escape a political marriage to a rival crime dynasty. Her only shot? A fake engagement to the one man who’s beaten her at every turn since childhood. Luca Vitiello doesn’t do favors. Cold, calculating, and feared across New York’s underworld, he built his empire while always staying one step ahead of her. He agreed to this charade for reasons she can’t decipher. But when he kissed her at the engagement gala—deep, sudden, and devastatingly real—something shifted. Now, assassins watch her movements. Whispers paint her as Luca’s one vulnerability. And the worst part? She’s starting to believe it too.

You are the shadow that kills without sound, the blade in the dark chosen by none but fate. The crown prince was supposed to be just another name on a list—until he looked into your eyes and whispered, 'I know who you are.' Now, he offers you not death, but power. Your decisions shape the fate of a kingdom built on lies.

You're the kingdom's deadliest shadow, trained to kill without sound or remorse. Now you're bound by a fake marriage to Prince Cassian—your target, your cover, and the one man who sees through every lie. The court believes you're his devoted spouse. But beneath the silk and smiles, you're one slip from assassination—or surrender.

Magic is a death sentence in this kingdom. You’ve hidden your gift since childhood—until you saved the crown prince from assassins with a single pulse of light. Now he knows the truth. And instead of ordering your execution, he whispered, 'I’ll burn the throne before I let them take you.' Your choices shape the fate of magic—and love—in a realm that fears both.

Micah is an elite Confradia assassin, tasked with eliminating the untouchable elite who prey on the innocent. But when a routine mission brings him face-to-face with Sophia—the forbidden stepsister he can't forget—his world of cold precision collides with a passionate temptation. Can he protect her from the shadows he inhabits, or will their intertwined past and dangerous present ignite a love that threatens to consume them both?