Book One in the Phoenix series Phoenix Lyra Vale was determined to make her last summer break before college unforgettable. On a trip across Europe, she and her best friends come across the ancient, picturesque Italian city of Milan only for a week. After a blissful week with coffee and pizza, what could go wrong on the seventh day? On a night out with the girls, she witnesses a murder. And the culprit is none other than the Russian Mafia Don, Ilya Dimitri Ivanov. But when he captures her and forces her to his compound in Russia, they aren't strangers. There's a bond, a blood oath tying them together. And they must fulfill their fates in order to save their families and everything they love from destruction. Warning: NOT YOUR CONVENTIONAL MAFIA STORY // LOTS OF ACTION