Taking her was only the beginning… A hit gone wrong. My partner, the future King of the Kashenko Bratva, bleeding out. There’s only one choice left for me: Kidnap the daughter of the rival mob boss, and take her as my hostage. Now, she’s my temptingly innocent, beautifully forbidden bargaining chip. Talia is a pretty little bird, trapped all her life in a gilded cage. Too good for me. Too young for me, too. A softness I’ve never touched. A sweetness I’ve never tasted. We’re trapped together, and time is running out. But the solution might be just as forbidden as she is… This extra-steamy novella is a *standalone* prequel to the Bratva’s Claim series. Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after.