Jade Vannicelli's breaking point came with a piece of news that spread like a cold.

Though Jade leads a relatively normal life by day, once the sun bids farewell and the moon takes its turn, she doesn't tend to make good decisions. And it's not because she wishes to harm herself, but because of the overwhelming need to feel something—anything.

Fear.

Euphoria.

Chaos.

Controlled her entire life, Jade lives in a bubble of pretense that's been choking her for as long as she can remember. An endless theater that imprisons her in a perverse game of power. Her father, an elected senator in the Italian chamber, is one of the ringleaders.

She had already filled her quota of blunders by the time she turned twenty-one. Her father was beginning to scrape the limits of his patience, constantly cleaning up her image in the public eye. But when she made the mistake of ending up detained for a night best left forgotten, the Vannicelli family's reputation began to plummet.

Jade knew that this time the reprimand wouldn't be mild when she found herself being practically dragged to one of the most avoided mansions in Rome. What she didn't expect was to find the adrenaline of the night embodied in a human being—in a young man.

Fear.

Euphoria.

Chaos.

Lust.

In Niccolo Gianolli's life, there are no breaking points.

Or maybe he just normalized them.

At twenty-three years old, Niccolo is the heir apparent to one of the most respected criminal organizations in Italy. His influence is vast, and his kindness is nonexistent. His name echoes through the streets of Rome like a ghost, like a bad omen, always accompanied by a warning.

Niccolo had been surrounded by insolence his entire life. He knew the omnipotent feeling of killing a man for the first time when he was just fourteen. He tortured his first victim when he was ten. And he was eight the first time he inflicted any sort of pain.

His emotions are few and rarely change.

Anger.

Arrogance.

Bitterness.

Boredom.

The night the senator showed up at his mansion with his daughter, almost begging for help in a desperate attempt to clean up his image once and for all, Niccolo recognized a different shade of emotions bubbling within him.

Surprise.

Intrigue.

Excitement.

Lust.