Wattpad Editors' Choice, Winner of the 2020 Fiction Awards (for Best Plot Twist) and 2020 Mafia Romance of the Year. A chance encounter with an enigmatic Russian oligarch turns a young woman into the target of a criminal empire. Caught in a web of deceit, greed, and betrayal that stretches from the depths of Russia's gangland to the Kremlin's gilded halls, she is forced to forge a perilous alliance with an unlikely protector. From London to Moscow, this thrilling, sensual, and richly textured story transports the reader to the heart of a mafia empire - perfect for fans of dark romance and spine-tingling suspense. Originally published under the title "Russian Gambit". Genres: spy fiction | espionage thriller | political thriller | spy thriller | mafia romance | mafia thriller | romantic suspense | mystery Featured on: Wattpad Picks / Wattpad Editors' Choice Wattpad General Fiction @generalfiction Wattpad Dangerous Love @dangerouslove Wattpad Action @action Wattpad Ambassadors UK @AmbassadorsUK Wattpad Romance @Romance Wattpad Psychological Novel @PsychologicalNovel Mafia Community @MafiaCommunity Mafia Book Picks Mafia Community @MafiaCommunity Mafia Book of the Year Awards: Fiction Award for Best Plot Twist Mafia Community " Mafia Book of the Year " award

The Avalonian Coup and assassination of the Venti Queens has left Northern Flareia in turmoil. Olivier, Flae and Kylan decide to turn to the other Flareian countries for help, with the intention of forming a Flareia-wide alliance against Tommel, the False King on the Avalonian Throne. However, with the Gaian and Venti Dragonheirs missing, an alliance is not something that can be made easily. As they travel to Anemasi for help from the Spirit Dragon, hysteria is spreading across Umbrasse. Emperor Nequami insists the Dragonheir perished in the coup, but a rumour begins to spread that he is alive, and willing to help. With the shadows spreading more rapidly across Flareia, and his country pushing more than ever to overthrow their Emperor, Kylan must make a choice - to follow his wishes of not becoming Emperor himself, or leave many of his friends to die.