I’m not supposed to fall in love with my husband. It’s not part of my plan.<br/><br/>Forgive me.<br/><br/>Those were the first words Santos Augustine spoke to me before we sealed an unbreakable oath. A contract signed in blood binding me to him as payment for my father’s sins.<br/><br/>Wearing the mask of legitimacy, this powerful crime family has returned to Avarice to punish those who have wronged them and take what they’ve always been denied, a place among the elite.<br/><br/>Forced to marry my enemy, I’m thrust into his world of secrets and betrayals.<br/><br/>My husband is a dangerous man. And he has dangerous enemies. But it’s when I’m attacked that his fury is unleashed.<br/><br/>It’s then I see what it means to belong to Santos Augustine.<br/><br/>And although I know the safest place for me is in his bed, I can’t let myself fall in love with my husband.<br/><br/>*Please note this age-gap, arranged marriage mafia romance contains references to past self-harm.