Giana Solinas has fought her whole life to prove herself to the family. Even after being named the next head of the Solinas syndicate, there were still men at the table who couldn’t stand the idea of a woman in charge, especially one like her. Too sharp. Too young. Too unbothered by their disapproval. It just went against every rule and tradition.

Then came the bar. The drink. The stranger with the dark eyes and the kind of smile that could melt steel. One night. No names. No rules.

Only, it didn’t stop there.

When Giana finally learned who he was, Adrian Amato, another family head, one man she should’ve stayed away from, Giana knew exactly what was at stake. Their relationship wasn’t just frowned upon. It was forbidden. Dangerous. A crack in the foundation she’d bled to build.

Giana had never been good at walking away.

Adrian had never met a woman like her. One who didn’t flinch when he raised his voice. One who held more power than he did, and didn’t hand it over, even when he begged for it in his silence. She challenged him. Dominated him. Loved him harder than he thought possible.

That scared him more than any gun to his head.

Still, they fought. For each other. Against each other. To find something real in the blood and the fire. He wanted control. She wanted freedom. They wanted each other.

Wanting had never been enough in their world.