No Gods Above Us
kaleidoscopeEyes456
Anna Deluca's life is forever changed when her ruthless father offers her hand in marriage to Nikolai Morozov, a notorious and deadly man known as the devil of the criminal underworld. Nikolai's name strikes terror in the hearts of all who hear it; his reputation as a merciless killer, a boogeyman who leaves a trail of blood in his wake, is unmatched. For Anna, the marriage is a trap-a pawn to secure a truce between him and the devil of a man.
As Anna is thrust into the world of brutality, manipulation, and fear, she begins to see another side of Nikolai-one that reveals the cracks beneath his hardened exterior. He is not merely the devil everyone believes him to be. Behind the cruelty lies a man who, despite his violent ways, secretly longs for something more-love, connection, and humanity.
Bound by duty, Anna struggles with her growing attraction to the man who holds her fate in his hands. As their tumultuous relationship unfolds, Anna starts to see the tortured soul beneath the monster, and Nikolai finds himself torn between the darkness that has defined him and the possibility of redemption through the woman he was never meant to love.
In a world where power is everything and love is a luxury few can afford, can Anna and Nikolai find a way to build something real, or will their bond be torn apart by the bloodshed and violence that surrounds them? A story of love, control, and the blurred lines between light and dark, where even the most feared man may crave the one thing he has always been denied-humanity.
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"I will own you, Annalise." He leaned down, lips brushing the shell of my ear, his voice a dangerous whisper. "But I will not take what will one day be mine without question."
My breath caught, my stomach twisting in knots.
"I will wait," he murmured. "Because one day, you will beg me to ruin you."