She was nicknamed Cutie Abelli for her docile nature. A polite smile, a caring look - it is not surprising that it was Elena who became the beloved daughter of her father and the ideal princess of the mafia world ...

At least she was until today. Now all she sees in the mirror are her hands, stained with blood, like paint.

Elena's sister is going to marry Nicholas Russo, don of one of the five mafia families in New York. Everyone has heard of his reputation, and it is darker than his black suits. The first meeting with Nicholas leaves no doubt in Elena: he is as rude as he is handsome.

She does not like this man or what he personifies, but this does not prevent her heart from beating with all its might , like rain on glass, when he is near, and the skin gets goosebumps at the mere sound of his voice.

And he is always there. Tells her what to do. He makes her body burn, and this is not at all what she should experience in the presence of her sister's fiancé. Elena may be Abelli's Pretty to everyone, but she's starting to find she likes the dark, rough hands and whiskey eyes.

After avoiding one scandal, she can hardly afford to be drawn into another. Besides, even if Nicholas was hers, everyone knows not to fall in love with a mobster...