*House of Cards* is my story—the story of how my life spun out of control. As the daughter of a mafia boss, I''''ve never been one to simply follow the rules or let others tell me what to do. My father has always trusted me to make my own decisions. That freedom didn''''t prepare me for Spade. I''''m not sure what his real name is, or even what he looks like beneath that mask. All I know is that he''''s obsessed with me and watches from the shadows. I can feel him, always there, pulling strings I had no clue existed. I thought I could handle anything, but Spade is different. He doesn''''t just want me—he wants to own my heart, body, and soul. He went to my father, offering an alliance between our two familes—joining the Italian and Russian mafia, something that''''s never been done before. He had one condition: I marry him. Just like that, my control is ripped away from me like the flimsy piece of paper I never realized it was. I''''m trapped in a web of power, family, and a man that''''s determined to own me, no matter the cost. The worst part? I think I''''m starting to feel the same.