Vincenzo Di Pietro has always known two things: power is everything, and love is a weakness he cannot afford. As the heir to one of New York’s most powerful Italian-American crime families, his future is already decided. He will inherit his father’s empire, marry the woman chosen for him, and never allow his personal desires to interfere with his duty. Then there’s Y/N. A devoted pediatric resident with a heart too stubborn to settle for half a love, she’s the one woman Vincenzo can’t seem to stay away from. Behind closed doors, he gives her everything she could want. Everything, except the one thing she needs: a place in his life that isn’t a secret. He calls it casual. She calls it complicated. And neither of them can deny that it’s becoming something far more dangerous than either intended. But with family expectations closing in, an arranged marriage on the horizon, and a world where love can become a weakness, Vincenzo will have to decide what he’s willing to risk. Because Y/N has no intention of waiting forever for a man who refuses to choose her. And for the first time in his life, the heir to the Di Pietro empire might be about to lose the one thing money, power, and fear can’t buy: her.