She thought their marriage was over…
but it’s just beginning!

Innocent Chloe Stapleton married powerful magnate Lao Monteleone for protection after her father’s death. They’ve lived separate lives since. So, when Chloe is summoned to his breathtaking Sicilian castello, she expects him to demand a divorce. But her husband demands the opposite—an heir!

Chloe’s attraction to Lao has always simmered beneath the surface, something their in-name-only union strictly forbids! And while she wants to trust Lao with her body and her lonely heart, accepting his terms would mean her total, all-consuming surrender…