One night is all she has left before her freedom is traded for a crown of thorns.Tori Orlov-Vasiliev is a creature of fire and defiance, a woman who has spent her life dancing on the razor's edge of the Boston Bratva. But the music has finally stopped. Her stepfather has issued an ultimatum that chills her to the bone: marry Mikhail Ivanov, the cold, lethal heir to the syndicate, or lose everything.Desperate for one last taste of rebellion, Tori flees to the neon-lit pulse of the city, determined to lose herself in the sweat and rhythm of the club. She didn't expect to be hunted. And she certainly didn't expect her savior to be the very man she's been ordered to wed.Mikhail Ivanov is a man carved from marble and shadows, a soldier of the shadows who knows that in their world, loyalty is bought in blood. He has watched Tori from afar, noting every curve of her "willowy frame" and the defiant sparkle in her blue eyes. He doesn't just want her hand in marriage; he wants her submission,
her loyalty, and the fire that burns behind her glares.When he finds her in the club, nearly overpowered by men who don't know the meaning of the word no, Mikhail’s restraint finally snaps. Rescuing her isn't just an act of duty—it’s a claim.Now, trapped in a house filled with secrets and a marriage forged in power, Tori finds herself electrified by Mikhail’s touch, her body betraying her at every turn. As they navigate a landscape of betrayal, hidden ciphers, and a deadly past that threatens to consume them both, they must decide if their union is a prison or the only sanctuary they have left.
