MOSCOW AFTER MIDNIGHT

"Любовь - это война, в которой проигрывает тот, кто любит первым.""Love is a war where the one who loves first is the one who loses."

In Moscow, loyalty is inherited. Betrayal is paid for in blood.

For the longest time, the Morozov and the Kareva families have ruled the Russian underworld from opposite sides of an unforgiving empire. Both families striving to gain ascendancy in the whole of Russia. Their rivalry is a tale as old as times. Older than the city itself. Both demanding irrefutable loyalty and submission from their respective blood.

Submission that Zoya Kareva refuses to commit to anyone, including her own blood. Born a Kareva, she is undeniably fierce, impulsive, and independent. A trait commendable for the empire she represents. However, one that may also be the cause of her downfall.

Hence why Nikolai Morozov withdraws from letting any form of emotion play its role. The oldest, enigmatic heir to the Morozov empire. A man who has established his worth by the blood he has shed and the destruction he has caused.

Hailing from rivaling empires, neither of them predicted their paths ever crossing together. Nor did they expect the lingering impact of their chance encounter.

As the first snow falls, so does a man of power. A nail in the coffin. The permanence of the long running rivalry between two dominating empires.

Nikolai has a plan. A means to an end. A stone cold heart ferocious enough to bring his enemies to their knees. But amidst all this chaos there is so much at stake. And is it something anyone is truly ready to risk?

Because in Moscow, after midnight, secrets never stay buried.

And every betrayal leaves a trail of blood.