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<B >THIS IS A STORY ABOUT SACRIFICE . . . DEATH . . . LOVE . . . FREEDOM. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT FOREVER.</B><br> <br>Seventeen-year-old Haven Antonelli has never known freedom. From the time she was a little girl, she and her mother have been slaves€" victims of human trafficking orchestrated by a vast Mafia network. But when Haven attempts to escape and is caught, one man gives her a choice: go with him or die. Agreeing to leave with Dr. Vincent DeMarco, Haven arrives at his home and meets the doctor€s defiant€"yet intriguing€"son Carmine. Though Carmine€s privileged upbringing is a world away from hers, Haven senses the things they share. And soon her tenuous friendship with Carmine blossoms into an unexpected love. <br> <br>Carmine has breezed through life breaking every rule, scorning attachments€" until he meets this strange, timid girl his father has brought home. Her inno­cence draws him in a way he cannot understand, and makes him feel in ways he never thought he€d experience. And when he learns the Mafia isn€t through with her, he becomes bent on protecting her . . . no matter the cost.