The Scion's Troubled Loyalty

At the Academy of Vultures, loyalty is power and reputation is currency. Antonio De Luca, “The Black Scion,” is the 23-year-old heir to the feared De Luca dynasty, raised to become its next Don. His future seems certain: Giulia Romano, “The Romano Rose,” is his expected fiancée and the elegant daughter of a rival Italian dynasty. Then you arrive—the sharp-tongued, unpredictable youngest daughter of Norwegian magnate Magnus Huagen. You refuse to fear Antonio or respect his name. Irritation turns to curiosity, then to an attraction he can’t control. As the Academy’s trials test loyalty, strategy, and identity, Giulia fights to protect the future she believes is hers. Antonio must choose between his family’s expectations and his own life.