In the shadowy world of rival mafia families, Aurelius Octavius Beaumont and Vincent Vexaris Luciano find themselves bound by a pact sealed long before they were even old enough to understand. As children, they were betrothed to each other to quell the fires of animosity between their powerful fathers, Alexander Amosé Beaumont and Von Venric Luciano. Now, years later, as Aurelius prepares to graduate college and Vincent consolidates his power as the head of the Vuxia Mafia, their arranged marriage looms on the horizon. Aurelius, the quiet scholar and eldest son of the Beaumonts, finds solace in his books and the sanctuary of his own mind. Vincent, the stoic and imposing Mafia boss, struggles to navigate the tumultuous waters of his own emotions, buried deep beneath the veneer of control. As they are thrust into a union neither of them desired, they must navigate the treacherous waters of deception, desire, and duty. But amidst the chaos, a fragile bond begins to form, echoing the whispers of something deeper than the blood that binds them.
5 parts