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Heir to the family crime syndicate, Cillian  Ó Ceallacháin is known across the Emerald Isle as mob royalty. Known as one touched by the Aos sí. After graduating with his Master's degree in criminal psychology, Cillian prepares to start his life...on his own path. But when his entire family is viciously murdered before his eyes, he narrowly escapes. His last trusted friend, Liam, takes him to Russia, feeding him half truths along the way, but promises where he is going is the only place Liam is certain Cillian's family's killers will never find him. The personal dwelling of the most dangerous man Liam had ever known or heard of. Dimitriy Fedorovich Krainev.All Rights Reserved

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