"I am burning, and you are the fire that ignites me." After witnessing the murder of her family, and supposedly also dead, Adira Caliban is stronger and hungry for vengeance. Seeking for the one's responsible, she tears through New York City with a promise to make them pay. When she is forced to kill a not so innocent witness, Adira is captured and held prisoner by the arrogant and moody Roman. She is given the choice of death, or pledge loyalty to a walking nightmare. Being trapped in the home of a man she despises, Adira struggles to keep her emotions repressed and her priorities straight. Finding out his cousin was killed for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Roman Elias, Don of the American-Italian Mafia, is infuriated and demands the capture of whoever is responsible. What he doesn't expect is a hot-headed blonde with every intention on putting his head on a stick. Roman does not offer mercy, but knowing he could use someone with her abilities, Roman offers his hand in Adira's seek for vengeance against a common enemy. In the midst of all the hate, Roman can't deny the weakness growing inside his heart. Tropes: - Enemies to Lovers - Mafia Romance - Mature - Forced Proximity