I was born to inherit the family business. Father braided darkness into my soul before I spoke my first word.
Adalina Martinelli is collateral.
At first, I take her because her father is in debt to mine.
But after one night together, she becomes my prisoner.
Locked in a gilded cage, I set forth to transform her.
Father wants me to marry, and Ive found the perfect wife.
She may be younger than me
She may be the daughter of our enemies
She may need stern convincing
But I will bend and break her until she agrees to my twisted guarantee of safety.
