Vladimir After five years in prison, I’m finally free. I’ve served my time. Now it’s time for me to get my girl back. It turns out that getting Sasha to believe I’m truly done with that life is harder than I thought. When my past comes back to haunt me, I must make a choice that will change both of our lives. Sasha Twelve years ago V broke my heart, but I never let that stop me. I’ve built a billion-dollar company and made a name for myself. I’m not letting him drag me back into his dangerous world. I have too much to lose.

Betray might be the cruelest form of punishment. Especially when one wants to control and the other wants freedom. Born into the Russian mafia and daughter of a corrupt Senator, I knew I wouldn’t get to choose my husband. veryone knows I’m going to marry Alek. He’s next in line to be Pakhan and he needs a wife. His entire life is wrapped around danger. The men in the Boston brotherhood are always in danger. It may not be my choice, but Alek is the best I can ask for. He’s eleven years older than me, but he’s the only man in the Bratva that I can tolerate. At least with him, I know what I’m getting into. So when my father announces I’ll be marrying someone else, the rug is pulled from under both our feet.

How did I fall in love with a man who was sent to kill me? The last thing I expected when I walked into my shift was to be ambushed by a man that looks like he's killed more people than I want to know about. He has stubbles across his square jawline. His eyes are dark, cold and empty. Like there's no more softness left in him. Pure evil stares back at me. I've seen that sort of emptiness before. He has one demand of me; never come back. I've never been good at doing what I'm told. So here I am, poking a monster.