Elowen Pembroke rejects three powerful heirs’ marriage proposals, wounding their pride. That night, they drug her and hand her over to mafia don Valerio Caruso as a tribute to secure territory and favors. Seven years ago, Valerio was a broken, dying prisoner in an underground fight ring. Elowen saved him, gave him the will to rise, then vanished. He has spent seven years hunting her in obsession.
