She was sold to settle a debt. He was the enemy who claimed her. Neither expected to fall in love.
Anya Volkov has spent her life as a pawn-the protected daughter of a Bratva king, trapped in a gilded cage of duty and deception. When her father promises her to Dimitri Petrov, the man who should be her family's greatest enemy, she expects cruelty. She expects cold indifference.
She doesn't expect the truth.
Dimitri is the monster she was raised to fear. But he's also the first person to tell her what her family has been hiding-that her mother's death wasn't an accident, and the empire she was born into is built on lies. Their marriage was supposed to be a bargain. A transaction. A truce between warring families.
But as the lines between enemy and protector blur, Anya discovers a dangerous truth: the man she vowed to destroy might be the only one who can save her. And the love growing between them could either be her salvation or her destruction.
But when the past comes calling, and the secrets of the Obshchina rise from the shadows, Anya must decide: will she be the weapon that destroys him, or the woman who stands by his side?