I am not the kind of girl who gets a happily ever after.

When I was young, I was betrayed.

For years, my heart was an impenetrable fortress.

And then I met Iosif, who tore down every single one of my walls.

Iosif is one of the deadliest men in my city. A member of the Bratva - the Russian Mafia - his kill sheet is longer than most people's resumes. But, when he looks at me, I know I have never been safer. On our first night together, he takes me with exquisite sweetness. His touches trace my body, overwriting all memories of my brutal past. As our eyes lock at the moment of completion, my soul sings.

If only I weren't such a magnet for danger. When I was threatened, we were forced to make a devil's bargain. Now our "savior" wants something in return.

It's an impossible choice: endanger my new-found family or be at his beck-and-call forever.

As I said, I am not the kind of girl who gets a happily ever after.

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