Orlando Landucci knows all too well what darkness lies beneath Florence's dazzling splendour. And when his beloved sister is torn from him he will stop at nothing to avenge her death. But from the moment he lays eyes on innocent Isabella Spinola something inside him shifts. She is the kin of his sworn enemy, yet he feels compelled to protect her. With every forbidden kiss Orlando's sense of betrayal deepens - so when the time for vengeance comes will their bond be enough to banish the shadows for ever?