pretty_girl17
In the blood-soaked Underworld, peace is not written in ink-it is signed in blood and sealed with vows.
For over a century, the Bratva and the Cosa Nostra have drenched the streets of New York and Europe in a bitter, unyielding war. But when an escalating conflict threatens to bring down both empires, an ancient directive is invoked: an arranged marriage to bind the dynasties together.
Annalise Volkov is the cold, calculated daughter of the Pakhan of the Russian Mafia. Trained from childhood to be a lethal weapon rather than a trophy, she enters this union with pure hatred in her heart and a dagger hidden beneath her silk gown. She views Alessio Moretti as an arrogant brute, an unwanted master, and the ultimate villain of her story.
Alessio "The Shadow Capo" Moretti is the cold, unyielding Don of the Italian Mafia. He expects a submissive puppet to quiet the political unrest in his ranks-not a fierce, fiery Bratva princess who looks at him like she wants to slice his throat. Alessio despises everything she stands for and vows to break her icy composure.
Bound by forced proximity and deadly intrigue, they live as captives in a home built on secrets and bloodshed. But as enemies move to destroy their fragile alliance, the hostility between them turns into an intoxicating, obsessive fire. Alessio finds himself willing to burn the entire world to the ground just to keep her safe-long before Annalise is ready to give up her blade.
In a world where love is a lethal liability, their vows might be the only thing that saves them-or burns them both to ashes.