A pawn in his game - Mafia romance

Nadia Ivanova has never known freedom.

Raised behind locked doors as the guarded secret of a powerful mafia empire, her life has been dictated by Maxim Ivanov-the man who took her in after her father's death and never let her forget she belonged to him. Alongside his biological daughter, Ana, Nadia grows up secluded from the world, shaped by cruelty, silence, and fear. When Maxim arranges her marriage to cement a dangerous alliance, Nadia realises her fate has already been sealed.

So she runs.

For the first time, Nadia steps into a world she doesn't understand-one far more ruthless than she imagined. Her escape doesn't go unnoticed. Dmitri Rogov, Maxim's most feared rival, sees opportunity in the girl who slipped through his enemy's grasp. To him, Nadia is leverage. A weapon. A way to finally bring Maxim to his knees..

Taken by Dmitri's men, Nadia finds herself trapped once more-this time in the hands of a man whose reputation is built on blood and fear. Dmitri Rogov is everything she's been warned about, and yet, beneath his cold control and calculated cruelty, Nadia senses something far more dangerous: a man who doesn't treat her like she's invisible-or breakable.

As enemies close in and loyalties blur, Nadia must learn how to survive in a world ruled by monsters. What begins as hatred and mistrust slowly ignites into something neither of them expected, forcing Nadia to confront the terrifying truth:

Running from one devil may have led her straight into the arms of another.

Note to readers
This story was written just for fun, so please be kind 💕
It's a very slow-burn (VERY!!), enemies-to-lovers romance. There are some heavier themes (trafficking, abduction, etc.) so if those topics aren't your thing, feel free to skip this one.

The full story is already complete, but I'll be uploading a few chapters each week while I edit and polish things up as I originally wrote it a while back. Thanks for reading!