Kidnapped by the Mafia

In the world Vincenzo runs, marriages are arranged like business deals and debts get paid in people. Violet becomes one of those debts when her boyfriend sells her to him as a contract bride. She starts planning how to get out from the day she arrives, but the man she meets is quieter than his reputation, and the coldness she expected turns out to be reserved for everyone except her. When she is caught in danger, Vincenzo steps in front of it and is badly hurt protecting her. She stays out of a mix of obligation and gratitude, and agrees to marry him for real. During the wedding ceremony, an assassin makes a move against them, and the plot against the two of them is set in motion just as the vows are being said.