My name is Viktor Volkov, and in my world, debts are paid in blood. I didn't ask for this life; I was born into it, inheriting a territory of control and power. Ruthless and calculating, I control the shadows, where men obey and secrets are buried deep.

Until Lara Novak crossed my path.

She seems to think she can play her own game, that her intellect is enough to protect her. But she doesn't know how far I'm willing to go when I'm interested. Each challenge just makes me want her more, until she's drawn into a world she once questioned.

Now, she's inside my operation, where loyalty is a commodity and escape isn't easy. Lara is involved, and in the mafia, you don't just walk away, she's not an exception.