After losing his mother to the mafia, Rowan goes undercover to destroy the organization from the inside. But things take an unexpected turn when he meets its enigmatic leader, Raphael Valentino…a man he should loathe, but can’t seem to ignore. Determined to bring the seedy underbelly of New York down – whether as Rafael’s hunting dog or as someone powerful enough to crush it from above – Rowan spends years as a member of his gang. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to draw the line between duty and desire. In a world built upon lies and vengeance, can this tangled relationship end in love…or will it all fall apart?