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    Virtue Saved: NYC Shifter Tales, #3
    Virtue Saved: NYC Shifter Tales, #3
    Virtue Saved: NYC Shifter Tales, #3
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    Virtue Saved: NYC Shifter Tales, #3

    By C.D. Gorri

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    Virtue comes in all shapes and sizes…

     

    Alina Petrova has gone from practicing ballet as an understudy in Russia to being cooped up in her big brother's fancy house in New Jersey. She is finished waiting for the men in her life to come rescue her. Especially the big Grizzly with the gorgeous brown eyes. If he won't claim her, then she will have to take matters into her own hands.

     

    Eduardo Valens is a Bear Shifter and an ex-mercenary working for one of the biggest, baddest Tigers in NYC. He owes the guy for saving his life more than once, which is why there is no way in hell he is going to take the man's little sister as his mate. Until matters are taken out of his hands. 

     

    When the son of the Bratva boss they sent to prison sets his sights on Alina, there is nothing Eduardo won't do to save her life…and her virtue.

     

    Will the she-Tiger get her Bear? Find out in Virtue Saved.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.D. Gorri
    Release dateOct 7, 2023
    ISBN9798223716839
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      Virtue Saved - C.D. Gorri

      Virtue Saved

      VIRTUE SAVED

      A NYC SHIFTER TALE

      C.D. GORRI

      C.D. Gorri

      Virtue Saved

      A NYC Shifter Tale

      VIRTUE SAV© 2023 C.D. Gorri

      Edited by: Book Nook Nuts

      *This story was part of the Tempted & Tantalizing NYC Author Event (TNTNYC2023) Damaged & Rescued Author collaboration.

      This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, places, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either part of the author’s imagination and/or used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to a person, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights are reserved. No part of this book is to be reproduced, scanned, downloaded, printed, or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of any materials in violation of the author’s rights. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      To the badasses and teddy bears (especially all you Paranormal Romance readers out there & TNTNYC Attendees), we need you both in this world and don’t you forget it!

      Also, to my collaborator Elena Kincaid, and the incredible Yelena, Julia, and Galina, to whom I owe all of my Russian translations. You ladies are my rock, and I thank you for being so incredibly gracious and saving me from

      G o o g l e translate!

      Xoxo,

      C.D. Gorri

      CONTENTS

      Virtue Saved

      Prologue

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Epilogue

      Beware… Here Be Dragons!

      Have you met the rest of the Barvale Clan Bears?

      Other Titles by C.D. Gorri

      Excerpt from Sealed Fate

      Excerpt from Purrfectly Mated

      Excerpt from Alien Protector

      About the Author

      VIRTUE SAVED

      A NYC Shifter Tale

      Virtue comes in all shapes and sizes…

      Alina Petrova has gone from practicing ballet as an understudy in Russia to being cooped up in her big brother’s fancy house in New Jersey. She is finished waiting for the men in her life to come rescue her. Especially the big Grizzly with the gorgeous brown eyes. If he won’t claim her, then she will have to take matters into her own hands.

      Eduardo Valens is a Bear Shifter and an ex-mercenary working for one of the biggest, baddest Tigers in NYC. He owes the guy for saving his life more than once, which is why there is no way in hell he is going to take the man’s little sister as his mate. Until matters are taken out of his hands.

      When the son of the Bratva boss they sent to prison sets his sights on Alina, there is nothing Eduardo won’t do to save her life…and her virtue.

      Will the she-Tiger get her Bear? Find out in Virtue Saved.

      *Get the other side to this story in Bruised Force by Elena Kincaid

      PROLOGUE

      Afew months ago in Russia…

      Alina Petrova? That is your name, yes?

      The squat, unattractive male leered at her in the narrow hallway outside the dressing room where Alina and a half a dozen other dancers readied themselves to leave for home. The show had been a hit, and this was their final performance.

      Alina had been with the Vitya Ballet Company since she was seven years old and had finally progressed to one of their corps de ballet to the principal ballerina. It had been a long time coming, and she was used to this kind of unwanted attention from fans and ballet enthusiasts. Without giving it much thought, Alina nodded her head.

      Yes. I am Alina Petrova. I am happy you enjoyed the show, but I must go now. My mother is waiting for me, she said with a polite smile.

      That is too bad, Miss Petrova, you see, I am an admirer and wish you to accompany me to dinner.

      I am sorry, I cannot, Alina replied, eyes wide as two more hulking males came out of the shadows to stand beside her.

      This was no ordinary admirer, she realized, forcing herself to be still. Her inner Tigress hissed and growled, the feline not happy at all about being crowded. She scented fur and dominance marred with a touch of madness in the male who watched her.

      I am afraid you have no choice, pretty one. We go. Now. You two, bring her, but do not touch, he warned.

      Yes, Mr. Ivanovich.

      Alina gasped. Suddenly she understood. She lifted her head, determined to appear unaffected by what was happening. These people were her enemies. The same group of criminal bullies who had murdered her father and forced her beloved older brother to flee Russia when she was but a child.

      Alina had missed Konstantin terribly when she was growing up. It was the reason she worked so hard at ballet. Damn her pride for not running to him when he had sent word he had enough money to take care of their mother and Alina as well.

      She had not wanted to be a burden on him and was determined to make it on her own. Now look what she had done. Pride was not a virtue, as her mother had said a million times. Alina got into the long black limousine and pulled the coat Ivanovich handed her around her body. She was still in costume, and it was cold outside.

      "I am glad you are not fighting this, koshechka," he said, using the Russian word for kitten.

      She gritted her teeth and bit her tongue until she drew blood to keep herself from lashing out at him. She hated that nickname, and the more he used it, the more she hated him.

      Evgeny Ivanovich was a crude imitation of his father. His other two brothers had more sense, but as the oldest, he was the one to inherit the throne, as it were.

      "I am sure you and I will get along famously, koshechka," he said as they boarded the plane to America.

      I am no man’s kitten, Mr. Ivanovich. You have the upper hand now, but make no mistake, I will not go down easily, she told him.

      "I look forward to our little battle, koshechka," he replied, laughing so loudly it hurt her sensitive ears.

      His lust-filled eyes remained trained on her throughout the flight. The male made her skin crawl and her Tigress snarl. She was not sure how or if she would survive, but some things were worse than death.

      With

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