In a world built on lies, violence, and power, there's no room for softness-especially not in the hearts of those who rule. Nikolai, a ruthless mafia kingpin hardened by betrayal and tragedy, has never questioned his grip on control. That is until Elena, a woman born into a life of privilege yet haunted by her own darkness, crosses into his domain. Torn between their fierce attraction and the impossibility of love in their deadly world, they find themselves bound by secrets neither is prepared to reveal. But when betrayal strikes, and Elena seizes a fleeting chance at freedom, Nikolai's world threatens to unravel. Obsessed with her every move, he's forced to confront his deepest fear: has his love become a cage? And if so, can either of them truly escape? Danger, desire, and deception collide in this heart-pounding mafia romance, where loyalty means everything-and nothing is what it seems.

The Sokolov brothers are everything most girls want. Intimidating, tall, broody, they are everything to lust after. Not that they... particularly care. They own a tattoo shop, one a tattoo artist, one a piercer. Both are bikers and underlyingly involved in their father's illegal business's occasionally. Sure they have a few... bodies under themselves. And sure they are technically criminals. But that doesn't mean anything. But it does to Eleanora. But not to her best friend and step sister Lia. Lia, being Nora's wing-woman drags Nora to her tattoo appointment to meet these broody, foreign men. She was theirs. No matter what her logical side says, everything else craves their attention. And Lia is ALL for it. She is after all, her best friend, and sister.