He dominates, and she obeys—every time.
Ester Willows is a girl clinging to delusions of a better future, ready to cross any line to make her marriage work. But her husband, Desmond La Corte, is a cold-hearted mafia kingpin who hides his true emotions behind a menacing facade—and he's hell-bent on annulling their union.
She begs for his mercy, craving the salvation only he can give. He holds the power to either save her… or shatter her with his cruelty.
Two souls, two warring agendas, one fragile marriage. When the masks fall and the lies unravel, will they find a way to make it work? Or will Desmond's coldness destroy the only woman who ever dared to love him?