Lila McHale was supposed to spend her Thursday night studying for an exam, not being kidnapped by two terrified men who kept calling her Mrs. Romano.She had never met Dominic Romano.She had certainly never been his wife.But when Dominic finally sees her, he understands why his men made the mistake. Lila has the exact face of his wife, Lexie, the woman who disappeared without a trace seven months ago.For Lila, the explanation should be simple: they made a mistake, and Dominic should let her go.He doesn't.Instead, Dominic offers her a choice she never asked for. Stay under his protection and continue her life as a university student, or risk becoming a target for the enemies who still believe she is the woman who betrayed the most dangerous mafia boss in the city.Lila wants nothing to do with Dominic's world, his rules, or the cold man who refuses to release her.But Dominic soon discovers something he never expected.Lila may have Lexie's face, but she is nothing like his missing wife.She's stubborn where Lexie was obedient, outspoken where Lexie was careful, and completely unimpressed by the power that makes everyone else fear him.The more Lila fights him, the harder it becomes for Dominic to remember that she was only supposed to be a substitute.Then Lexie's former lover, Dominic's greatest enemy, comes looking for her.Stolas wants Lila.Dominic refuses to give her up.And Lila is about to discover that becoming the mafia boss's substitute wife may be the most dangerous thing she's ever done.