Book Summary (Blurb)
*"She was just a nobody but her family had something but not to be given so much attention to, a girl living paycheck to paycheck.
But one night, under a crystal chandelier at Milan's most exclusive gala, Elena Romano dared to slip into a world that wasn't hers.
She entered with a stolen identity
And then she met him.*
Adrian DeLuca — Italy's most powerful CEO. Cold, commanding, devastatingly handsome. The man women feared and craved in equal measure.
To him, she wasn't Elena, but the heiress he'd been searching for… the key to sealing a billion-dollar empire.
One stolen identity.
One dangerous contract.
One forbidden attraction too hot to resist.
But what happens when the truth comes out?
Will he destroy her for lying… or keep her, even if it means burning down his empire?"
Prologue (Teaser Scene)
The ballroom glittered with diamonds and lies.
Elena Romano had no business being there, dressed in borrowed silk and a mask that hid more than just her face. Every step she took on the polished marble floor felt like trespassing into another universe — one where wealth dripped from crystal chandeliers and power was poured like champagne.
Then she felt it.
A gaze.
Sharp. Unrelenting. Dangerous.
Her eyes found him across the room. Tall. Dark. Exquisite in a tailored black suit that screamed authority. The entire gala seemed to bend around him, women whispering his name like a prayer and men stiffening in respect.
Adrian DeLuca.
The ruthless king of Italy's financial empire.
And for one terrifying, intoxicating second, he was looking only at her.
She should have turned away. She should have run.
Instead, she lifted her chin, heart racing, and met his gaze head-on.
Because tonight, she wasn't Elena Romano — the struggling nobody.
Tonight, she was whoever he believed she was.
And that single mistake would change her life forever.
Note*** SHE TOLD HIM HER REAL NAME BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS HER MIDDLE NAME.