Fate has cursed the Viscontis: all firstborn children die, and if they survive, then their mothers die. Death can’t be avoided. Diana is pregnant, and this child is the long-awaited heir to the Milanese throne. And perhaps— for the first time—the great warrior Stefano Visconti is overcome by fear: he is afraid to lose his duchess.
He’s ready to do anything, to take on the greatest sin, just so Diana stays alive.