One innocent fumbled paper. Two warring brothers. A world of ice and silk where silence is the only survival.
When Élise Laurent left France for a prestigious internship in Italy, she expected hard work and high fashion. She didn't expect to be caught in the crosshairs of a decades-old blood feud. During her interview, a single moment of vulnerability caught the eye of Adriano Moretti the "Ice CEO" of Milan. He is cold, untouchable, and powerful enough to crush anyone in his path. But for the first time in his life, the man who has everything has found something he refuses to share.
Enter Pedro the charming, friendly neighbor who helped Élise move in. He’s the man who knows her coffee order and her floor plan. But Pedro is no stranger. He is Adriano’s brother, the shadow in the Moretti legacy, and he’s spent his life waiting for the perfect weapon to destroy the Golden Son. He found that weapon in Élise.
Now, trapped in a luxurious estate on the cliffs of Varese, Élise is no longer just an intern. To Adriano, she is a prize to be guarded at any cost. To Pedro, she is the ultimate bait. And to Lucia, the vengeful socialite promised to Adriano, she is a threat that must be eliminated.
As the secrets of the Vigna del Sole begin to unravel, Élise realizes that in the Moretti family, love is a liability and "protection" feels a lot like a prison. Caught between the brother who wants to own her and the brother who wants to use her, Élise must find her voice before the ice closes in forever.
In this game of kings, the silent pawn is the most dangerous player of all.

​The transition from the subconscious to reality was a violent jolt. In the dark recesses of her mind, Élise was still standing amidst the charred, skeletal remains of the Vigna del Sole, the metallic scent of old smoke filling her lungs. She could still see Donna Isabella's face a mask of aristocratic perfection lit by the haunting silver glow of the moon as she leveled a small, pearl-handled pistol at Élise's heart. The sound of the gunshot had been so loud, so final, that it seemed to vibrate in her very bones.


​But as her eyes flew open, the roar of the gunshot dissolved into the rhythmic, muffled sound of rain drumming against the reinforced glass of a high-rise window.


Chapter 26 - The silk Awakening