Mine By Ruin

Some men are born into power.
Others build their lives quietly, far away from the shadows of violence.
But fate does not care about the lives people choose.
The Volkov family is feared across continents. Their empire thrives on control, silence, and loyalty written in blood. For Nikolai Volkov, emotions have never been part of the equation. Even marriage was nothing more than a practical decision - a transaction meant to secure an heir to his legacy.
That heir is Adrian Volkov, raised in a world where power means possession and desire means taking.
Love, in their world, is nothing more than weakness.
Far away from the darkness of organized crime lives Arjun Mehra, a young CEO who built his success through discipline and quiet ambition. His life once revolved around a small, happy family - until the sudden loss of his wife shattered that world.
Now everything he does is for the one person who remains.
His son.
Vihaan Mehra.
Gentle, warm, and untouched by cruelty, Vihaan represents the only light left in Arjun's life.
But the world is not divided as cleanly as people believe.
Powerful men travel.
Empires expand.
And sometimes the paths of completely different lives begin to overlap in ways no one expects.

The Volkov men have spent their entire lives believing that anything in the world can be owned.

People.

Cities.

Loyalty.

But some things are never meant to belong to anyone.

And yet, when obsession begins to grow, reason stops mattering.

Because when a Volkov decides something is his...

He does not ask.

He does not wait.

He simply claims it.

Even if it means turning devotion into the most dangerous sin of all.