Blood and Betrayal

In the ruthless underworld of New York, Aleksei is a man feared by many and trusted by few. As the Bratva's cunning consigliere, he built an empire of power, loyalty, and control. But when betrayal strikes from within, everything he's worked for teeters on the edge of destruction.

Then Sofiya stumbles into his world—a sharp-tongued, stubborn journalism student with no business being anywhere near men like him. She's awkward, reckless, and completely unprepared for the darkness that follows Aleksei wherever he goes. Yet, for reasons even he can't explain, he can't stay away.

His obsession with her is immediate, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. The more he tries to understand her, the more tangled their fates become. But in his world, love is a weakness, and Sofiya is a temptation he can't afford.

As loyalty fractures, alliances crumble, and secrets threaten to destroy them both, Aleksei faces an impossible choice: protect the woman who has become his greatest weakness or uphold the Bratva's ironclad code.

In a world ruled by violence, power, and betrayal, the most dangerous enemy may be the one lurking in his own heart.