Patty
To the mortal underworld, he is Valen Vance—a ruthless mafia lord ruling the dark, rain-slicked streets. To the supernatural, he is Valerius Dragomir, an ancient Vampire King whose heart froze two centuries ago.
Until Aria Linley steps onto a smoky club stage.
A desperate 22-year-old singer trying to save her dying mother, Aria’s haunting voice triggers the impossible: it forces the Vampire King's dead heart to beat for the first time in two hundred years. When her life shatters after being betrayed by her boyfriend and hunted by hitmen, Valerius rescues her in a brutal, blood-soaked alleyway—at a devastating price.
To save her mother and reclaim her stolen legacy, Aria must sign a lethal blood contract: in private, she must sing to soothe the monster's burning thirst; in public, she must wear his ring as his devoted, submissive fake fiancée. Trapped in a glittering cage of mafia danger and dark desire, Aria soon realizes that surviving the underworld is easy. The real danger is stopping the devil from claiming her heart.
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