9 parts Ongoing Mature"Then make him kneel, malyshka. The way his father once did to me."
Inessa Baranova has everything-power, beauty, legacy. As the daughter of Russia's most feared event mogul, she was raised to turn elegance into a weapon and charm into strategy.
But this time, her ambitions are more dangerous than her mother ever dreamed.
She wants him.
Nikolai Varsiliev-cold, composed, heir to the Bratva empire and the only man who's ever made her pulse betray her.
One look across a crowded gala, and she knew he was more than a temptation.
He was a throne.
Nikolai doesn't fall easily. Haunted by eight years of nightmares, mistrust, and blood, he's built walls thicker than his father's empire. But when Inessa crosses his path again, with her dress, silver tongue, and dangerous calm, he feels something he's never allowed-curiosity.
Their worlds collide in a storm of power and desire.
Each one a strategist. Each one raised by rulers.
And only one can win.
Between family secrets, mafia wars, and a city painted in deceit, their love isn't a fairy tale-it's a chess game.
One where every move could crown a queen... or cost a kingdom.