Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar. But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venetian birthrightโand he's poised to get his revenge. He'll ruin Caroline's family by buying out their company and throwing them out of their mansionย .ย .ย . unless she agrees to give him the wedding night she denied him five years ago.ย .ย .ย .