𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽, 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗱/𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Sloane Maddox is the only woman I want and the one I can’t have. I walk into a diner with my autistic son and leave with a problem. He becomes attached to the quiet waitress who shows him more patience than the world ever has. He looks for her. Trusts her. And God help me…so do I. She’s too young. Too gentle. Everything a man like me should stay away from. I’m Bratva. The kind of man she should fear. But Sloane isn’t a stranger. I’ve known her longer than she realizes. Watching from the shadows, protecting her when she didn’t even know. Then she appears at my club’s auction, selling herself to the highest bidder. So I do the only thing I can. I buy her. She becomes my son’s nanny, but wanting her was never part of the deal. I wasn’t supposed to touch her. And once I cross that line, I can’t let her go. Until I discover why she stepped onto that stage, and my world crashes. Because in the Bratva, betrayal isn’t forgiven. It’s buried. Even if it’s her.