In the shadows, their love becomes a dangerous melody.
In the fog-shrouded streets of Blackwater City, some debts can only be paid in blood…
Liliana Russo would burn the world down for her father's violins. So when she discovers his priceless collection has been stolen—sold like common trinkets to cover her bastard fiancé's gambling debts—she does the unthinkable. She walks straight into the lair of Blackwater's most lethal predator and demands he give them back.
Big mistake.
Dante Marino doesn't negotiate. He takes. For four centuries, the vampire don has ruled his empire through fear, blood, and absolute control. Lesser men grovel at his feet. Enemies disappear without a trace. But when this fierce little violinist storms into his domain and meets his gaze without fear, he makes her an offer laced with temptation: play for him, and he’ll return her violins—one by one.
She should run. Instead, she accepts.
What begins as a transaction becomes an obsession. Each haunting performance cracks something open in Dante's chest—something that's been dead for centuries. Her defiance ignites a hunger that has nothing to do with blood and everything to do with the way she trembles when he touches her. The way she plays, like her soul is bleeding through her fingertips. The way she looks at the monster and sees the man he used to be.
But in Blackwater City, desire is a weapon, and love is a death sentence. When ancient enemies smell weakness and deadly secrets crawl from the shadows, Dante and Liliana face an impossible choice:
Play their parts as written—or improvise a love song that breaks every rule.
