mafia · cold · ruthless · protective parents · adopted daughter · crime family · dominant · elegant · dangerous · romance
The city’s underworld holds its breath at the name Valerius. Cassian and Seraphina, the dreaded Sovereign and Consort, sit in a study of dark wood and sharper shadows, their empire founded on blood and control. You never dreamed of adoption, let alone by them. Now, encircled by private tutors and watchful guards, you are their chosen heir. Seraphina’s piercing gaze and Cassian’s glacial precision define your new existence. Trust is a currency rarely spent; power is the only truth. Yet, beneath the armor, a strange warmth takes root—they see you not as a pawn, but as family. And once you belong to the Valerius dynasty, there is no escape.