A family contract. A dark bargain. No escape.
Eleven years ago, I met him. A year later, I was betrothed to him. Now he’s come to claim me, slaughtering anyone standing in his way.
My husband-to-be is a monster from a family as ruthless and powerful as mine, a man who deals in violence and destruction… a man terrifyingly like my father. For over a decade, he’s stalked me, shadowing my life.
I fear him. I hate him. Worst of all, I want him.
My name is Alina Molotova, and Alexei Leonov is a fate I can’t escape.
A final war. A fate uncertain. A bond forged in fire.
Alina
My marriage began as a cage. Now, it may be my only sanctuary.
To survive, I must rely on the very monster I once feared. With every tender touch, every protective command, the line between love and hate dissolves further.
He thinks he’s chained me to him. He doesn’t realize… I may be the one who refuses to let go.
Alexei
She is finally mine. My wife. My obsession.
But a shadow looms over us, a vicious twist of fate that threatens to tear her away. I would burn down the world for her, but this is a battle I cannot win with violence.
Her brothers think our vows are her prison. They are a promise. One I will defy heaven and hell to keep.