35 parts Ongoing Mature𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
The Polymath Queen
"I didn't expect the Bratva's tech queen to be quite so... captivating," Lorenzo's voice dripped with irony as he observed Galina, who was absorbed in deciphering a web of encrypted data.
Galina's gaze remained fixed on her screens, her expression a mask of cool detachment. "And I didn't expect the infamous Marchetti to be so stubbornly handsome. But here we are, bound by necessity and, apparently, fate."
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To them, she's a monster. To him, she's home.
Galina Federova is the Kostorino Bratva's most ruthless weapon-brilliant, relentless, and utterly unshakable. A polymath with a mind sharper than any blade, she orchestrates chaos with a mere flick of her wrist. Feared by her enemies, respected by criminals, and untouchable by anyone foolish enough to challenge her, she is more than just the Bratva's princess-she's the mastermind behind its empire.
Lorenzo Marchetti is the Italian Mafia's most calculated strategist, a man whose patience is as deadly as his hands. At forty-three, he's seen blood spill and power shift, but nothing prepares him for the storm that is Galina. Their marriage is a contract-temporary, strategic, and bound by nothing but necessity. He is meant to find a more suitable bride. She is meant to walk away.
But the more he learns about the woman the world calls a monster, the more he sees the cracks beneath her armor. And when a brutal murder shakes the underworld, forcing them to work together, their tangled alliance turns into something far more dangerous.
Love was never part of the deal.
Neither was obsession.
In a world of crime, betrayal, and whispered conspiracies, can a monster and a strategist survive each other? Or will the most dangerous game be the one they play with their hearts?
