My BFF sent the hot stranger a voice note... Of me saying I want to climb him like a tree. And he just. Texted. Back. It's the dog's fault, really. If this untrained Great Dane I'm walking had any manners at all, I never would've ended up With my leash wrapped around the most gorgeous man I've ever seen. Lucky for me, the guy is a good sport about it. (Although his joke that “Dogs take after their owners” hits a little too close to home when Rufus starts humping his leg.) He leaves me with his business card and a smile that makes my knees weak. I'm still pinching myself as me and the bestie resume our walk. “Methinks you had a little crush on him,” she accuses. Not thinking and a little flustered by the whole experience, I reply, “I’d wrap my legs around his waist tighter than that leash.” THAT'S when she reveals that she'd been recording my response. THAT'S when she gives me the most devilish grin I've ever seen and says, “You're welcome.” And THAT'S when she hands me my phone and reveals... She sent the recording to him. My heart is in my throat as those three little dots appear… Then a text. “PROVE IT.” Inked Adonis is Book 1 of the Litvinov Bratva duet. The story concludes in Book 2, Inked Athena .

Running from him once was hard. Doing it again will be impossible. Especially once he finds out I'm pregnant with his child. When he learns the truth, Samuil whisks me away to his Scottish castle. He says it's to keep me safe. But the bars on the windows say they're there to keep me contained. I want to hate him for locking me away. But when his touch melts my resolve and his kisses promise protection, I start to wonder if his prison might be the only place I'm truly free. Because the way he looks at me now—like I'm carrying his whole world inside me—Makes me want to believe in forever. Problem is, forever might be shorter than we think. Dark forces are closing in on all sides, Led by his ex-wife and his own brother, who want to destroy everything Sam's built. I say, Let them come. That day on the beach, Rufus knocked a stranger into my arms. Now, I'm carrying his heir. I'm commanding his castle. And I'm about to show his enemies Why even the gentlest creatures have teeth. Inked Athena is Book 2 of the Litvinov Bratva duet. The story begins in Book 1, Inked Adonis .