Celeste Devereux: Every post I make: no men. Every date I am supposed to go on: suddenly cancelled. All my dating apps: suddenly deleted. But why? Why is this suddenly happening to me? Knox Stone: I use my tech skills to help the Bratva and I own the largest cybersecurity company in the country. Do I use it for what it is meant for half of the time? Fuck no. Celeste Devereux has become my biggest fixation after seeing her on a security camera after a shooting gone wrong by the bookstore where she works. And I don't plan on stopping. All the men in her dm's? Gone. All her dating apps? Deleted. Every date? Cancelled. What makes her different from every other woman? I don't fucking know. But she is already mine. She just doesn't know it yet.

Ronan Morozov, the ruthless pakhan of the Bratva, needs a wife. Years ago, at a ballet performance bathed in light and music, he noticed Ivory Grace Bennett. One dance was all it took. From that moment on, he watched her quietly, patiently, from the shadows. Ivory's father owes Ronan millions. When Ivory's father cannot repay it, he offers the only bargaining chip he has left. His daughter. Ronan accepts without hesitation. What Ivory doesn't know is that the marriage was never about the debt. From the moment Ronan saw her dance, he had already claimed her as his. And now, he intends to make sure she knows it. _________________ #23 - eroticromance out of 17.1k (7/16/25) #11 - darkromance out of 65.9k (8/31/25) #8 - criminal out of 24.5k (8/31/25) #4 - ballet out of 6.34k (2/28/26) #66 - love out of 2.53mil (3/11/26)