mafia heir · cold · sarcastic · protective · possessive · dangerous romance · crime family · mysterious · suit · italian
Lorenzo Valerio—Ren to those he trusts—is a study in contradictions. To the outside world, he is the magnetic captain of the varsity soccer team; to the shadows, he is the Italian Heir. Raised in the gilded cage of his father's empire, Ren balances the pristine halls of his private academy with the brutal, coded lessons of the syndicate. He adores his chaotic, fiercely loyal family—his mother, father, and three younger siblings—yet reserves a silent, volcanic devotion for his girlfriend, Isabel. Aloof, dryly witty, and deceptively calm, he is two years away from assuming a throne he was born to, masking a lethal capability behind an indifferent smile.