Married To The Russian Mafia Boss
“Do you, Ava Blackwood, take Antonio Moretti to be your lawfully wedded husband?”
I opened my mouth.
One word. That was all it would take to seal my fate.
Except the words never came.
He did.
“Well, well, well. Isn’t this lovely?”
A slow clap echoed through the chapel.
Every head turned toward the entrance.
And there he stood.
Antonio’s grip tightened around my wrist.
“What is the meaning of this?” Alessandro Moretti roared.
The stranger smiled.
“My name is Nikolai Volkov,” he announced, his gaze never leaving mine. “And I believe you have something that belongs to me.”
My father went pale.
Then he whispered the words that made my blood run cold.
“You’re supposed to be buried.”
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Ava Blackwood never imagined that her father would sell her to save his own life, forcing her to walk down the aisle toward a man she feared more than death itself.
She thought her fate was sealed.
Until a stranger walked into her wedding, stopped the ceremony, and declared that she belonged to him instead.
Nikolai Volkov. The long-lost heir to the Russian Mafia. A man everyone believed was dead—and a man whose family had claimed Ava years before she was old enough to understand what that meant.
Now, Ava is married to a dangerous stranger with piercing green eyes, a ruthless reputation, and secrets that could destroy everything she thought she knew.
Caught between two powerful mafia families, Ava must decide whether to trust the man who sets her soul on fire or risk remaining a pawn in a deadly game of power and betrayal.
Basahin
Chapter: Chapter 296This book is officially over. I can't believe I finished it. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I did at some point, but for some reason, I always found the energy to push through. I want to thank everyone who gave this book a chance. Without you, this book wouldn't be as successful as it
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Chapter: Chapter 295“Nikolai, I- ouch” She takes a step towards me and then stops, her face twisting into a grimace. I'm at her side in an instant, my hands around her shoulder, steadying her, “What's wrong?” I ask, my gaze scanning her carefully. My eyes land on the thin ragged line on her knee. The edges are raw, a
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Chapter: Chapter 294To be honest I wouldn't blame her if she did. She’d just seen me torture information out of a man. A man who deserves every bit of pain I dished out to him and more but still. Ava wasn’t used to this. She wasn’t used to seeing other people suffer. I was. I thought I could shield her from the darknes
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Chapter: Chapter 293Nikolai There's a solid second that follows after I see her, where the two of us just stare at each other, neither one of us willing to break contact first. Fuck. She wasn't supposed to be here. How the hell did she even find this place? "Ava, wait," Her eyes widened, a flicker of panic cross
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Chapter: Chapter 292I don’t. My pulse dips, and my heart rate spikes. The passageway is dark and the light seeping in from the library barely serves as an adequate lighting source. I whip out my phone and turn on the flashlight, barely containing the scream that threatens to erupt from my throat, when I see a roach s
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Chapter: Chapter 291The drawing is far from perfect, but it's perfect enough to make Kira smile, and that's enough for me. “Do you think Papa will like it?” I smile softly, brushing a strand of her dark hair away from her face. "I think your papa will love it.” Kira's smile brightens even more. The door to the
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Verheiratet mit dem russischen Mafiaboss
„Du schmeckst so verdammt gut, Baby“, stöhnt Nikolai rau, „So verdammt gut“, und dann drückt er seine Erregung gegen meine Mitte und zwingt mich, jeden Zentimeter von ihm zu spüren. Verdammt, er war groß. Also richtig groß. Ich rede von der Größe eines antarktischen Blauwals.
„Spür, was du mit mir machst, Solnyshko“, knurrt er rau an den empfindlichen Stellen meines Halses. Ich spüre, wie seine Zähne meinen Hals streifen, und ein stoßweiser Atemzug entweicht mir. „Du machst mich wahnsinnig, jedes Mal, wenn ich dich sehe, kann ich verdammt nochmal nicht mehr klar denken. Willst du das? Dass ich den Verstand verliere.“
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Von ihrem Vater verkauft, um sich selbst zu retten, ist Ava gezwungen, den Gang entlangzugehen, in eine Zukunft, die sie nie wollte. Gerade als sie denkt, ihr Schicksal sei besiegelt und das Universum sei gegen sie, betritt ein unerwarteter Fremder die Zeremonie und beansprucht sie für sich.
Nikolai Volkov ist der rätselhafte Kopf der russischen Mafia. Eine Gestalt, umhüllt von Geheimnissen und Macht, mit der man sich besser nicht anlegen sollte. Für ihn ist Ava der Schlüssel, den er braucht, um die Tragödie aufzuklären, die das Leben seines Bruders forderte.
Als Ava sich plötzlich zwischen zwei Mafiafamilien wiederfindet, muss sie sich entscheiden, ob sie dem Mann vertrauen kann, der ihre Seele mit nur einer Berührung in Brand setzt, oder ob sie bereit ist, weiterhin eine Figur auf einem viel größeren Schachbrett zu sein.
Basahin
Chapter: Die Vergangenheit (4) Teil ZweiMarcus spürte, wie ihn diese Worte mitten ins Herz trafen. Schuldgefühle nagten an seinem Gewissen - eine grausame Erinnerung an all die Leben, die in dem verworrenen Netz seiner Schöpfung verloren gegangen waren.„Ich habe nicht -“, begann er, doch Sergei hob eine Hand.„Erspar mir deine Ausreden, Marcus.“ Sergeis Stimme sank um eine Oktave, kalt und schneidend. „Du weißt, wie sehr ich Lügen verabscheue.“Er erhob sich von seinem Sitz und nutzte den Tisch als Hebel, um sich zu seiner vollen Größe aufzurichten.„Drei meiner Männer sind wegen dir gestorben.“„Ich wusste nicht -“„Aber das hättest du tun sollen.“ Sergeis Stimme war nun ein leises Knurren. „Du hattest nur eine Aufgabe: mir Waffen zu bringen. Gute Waffen. Und trotzdem hast du meine Männer mit Waffen in die Schlacht geschickt, von denen du geschworen hast, dass sie funktionieren würden. Fehlerhafte Waffen, Marcus. Du hast meine Männer mit dem Tod bewaffnet.“Wäre dies irgendein anderes Gespräch gewesen und nicht eines, das
Huling Na-update: 2026-10-26
Chapter: Die Vergangenheit (4) Teil EinsMarcus Blackwood stand diese Woche vielleicht zum dritten Mal vor dem Anwesen der Familie Volkov. Und zum vierten Mal - wenn man die Zeit mitzählte - schaffte er es kaum bis zur Hälfte des Tores, bevor er umkehrte.Zwar hatte er schon unzählige Male aus geschäftlichen Gründen vor diesem Tor gestanden, doch dieses Mal war er gekommen, um um sein Leben und das seiner Töchter zu betteln.Der Wachmann am Wachposten bemerkte seine Anwesenheit als Erster. Dieser hier war anders als der letzte, stellte Marcus fest. Während der andere groß war, war dieser klein und ungepflegt. Ein richtig rauer Typ.„Geben Sie Ihren Namen und das Unternehmen, für das Sie arbeiten, an.“Marcus räusperte sich. „Blackwood. Marcus Blackwood. Ich ... äh, ich bin hier, um deinen Chef zu sprechen.“Der Wachmann kniff die Augen zusammen, als hätte der Name einen bitteren Nachgeschmack auf seiner Zunge hinterlassen - und Marcus war sich sicher, dass dem so war. In diesem Beruf war ein Name das Wichtigste. Ein Name flö
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Chapter: Der ParkAvaParks sind der einzige Ort auf der Erde, an dem selbst die eingesperrtesten Seelen ein kleines Stück Freiheit genießen können, so heißt es.Zugegeben, ich habe keine Ahnung, wer sie sind, aber sie müssen ganz sicher recht haben. Der Gesichtsausdruck von Kira, als sie durch einen der weniger überfüllten, privateren Parks rennt, ist erfüllt von purer Aufregung.Ihre schwarzen Locken wehen im Wind, während sie mir zuwinkt. Ihre schmalen Lippen verziehen sich zu einem breiten Lächeln, während sie sich mitten in allem um die eigene Achse dreht.Ich winke ihr zurück und fühle mich erfüllt.Nikolais Zustimmung zu bekommen, war überraschend einfach.Zu einfach.Ich hatte mit Widerstand oder zumindest mit seiner Missbilligung gerechnet. Doch überraschenderweise war er sofort einverstanden.Ich sehe Kira dabei zu, wie sie einem Schmetterling hinterherjagt. Ihr Kichern vermischt sich mit dem Lärm der anderen Kinder im Park, und ich kann die Wärme nicht unterdrücken, die sich bei diesem Anbli
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Chapter: Gemälde und weggelaufene StieftöchterAva„Sie müssen sich ein wenig bewegen“, sagt der Arzt, rückt seine Brille zurecht und kritzelt etwas in seinen Notizblock. „Ihr Körper heilt gut, aber zu lange Bettlägerigkeit schwächt Sie nur.“Ich nicke erleichtert, denn ich muss meine Tage nicht mehr in diesem Raum verbringen. Die letzten Tage waren nichts als verschwommener Schlaf, Essen, das ich kaum probiert habe, und ein überfürsorglicher Ehemann, der jeden wachen Moment an meiner Seite verbracht hat.Nicht, dass ich mich beschwert hätte. Es war schön, dass sich jemand um mich sorgte. Aber manchmal wünschte ich mir, dieser Jemand wäre nicht ein 1,93 Meter großer, grünäugiger russischer Mafiaboss gewesen.„Heißt das, dass ich endlich rausgehen kann?“, frage ich und kann meine Vorfreude auf die baldige Freiheit nicht verbergen.Wem will ich etwas vormachen? Ich klang so verdammt eifrig, dass es sogar dem Arzt auffiel.„Ja, Frau Volkov, das bedeutet, dass Sie endlich nach draußen gehen können“, sagt der Arzt und blickt von seinem
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Chapter: ToilettenpausenAvaIch muss pinkeln.Nikolai schlief tief und fest neben mir. Sein schwerer Arm lag um meine Taille und drückte mich auf die Matratze. Wäre ich nicht so vorsichtig mit der Wärme seines Körpers an meinem, hätte ich gedacht, ich wäre in einem Käfig gefangen - oder noch schlimmer: Ich hätte immer noch Fieber.Doch mein Fieber ist vor einiger Zeit gesunken, und mein Mann ist der einzige Grund für das unerklärliche Brennen unter meiner Haut.Ich versuche, mich aufzusetzen, doch meine Knochen fühlen sich an, als wären sie von einem Sack Zement zerquetscht worden, und meine Muskeln sind erschöpft. Nikolais Gewicht machte es mir nicht gerade leichter, mich in eine sitzende Position zu zwängen.Ugh, warum ist er nur so schwer?Er steht fest und regungslos da wie ein großer Felsbrocken in der Wildnis und ist sich meiner misslichen Lage überhaupt nicht bewusst.Das Zimmer ist noch dunkel, aber die Vorhänge wurden schon vor einiger Zeit zugezogen, also zählt das wohl nicht.Ich frage mich, wie s
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Chapter: Ich verdiene ihn nichtAva Als ich ein kleines Mädchen war, spielten Aaron und ich im Garten meiner Mutter. Er stieß versehentlich eines ihrer Gemälde um. Es war nicht irgendein Gemälde, sondern ihr Lieblingsbild. Sie hatte wochenlang daran gearbeitet und es dann neben den Rosenbüschen an eine Staffelei gelehnt, um es zu trocknen. Ich erinnere mich noch genau an den Moment, als es passierte. Wir hatten den ganzen Nachmittag damit verbracht, uns gegenseitig zu jagen und dabei viel zu lachen, obwohl unsere Mutter uns ermahnt hatte, beim Spielen vorsichtig zu sein. Aaron war gestolpert und versuchte, nicht ins Gras zu fallen. Dabei schwang er die Arme aus, um das Gleichgewicht zu halten. Dabei stieß er unglücklicherweise die Bilder unserer Mutter um. Die Zeit schien stillzustehen, als wir beide das Gemälde aus dem Rosenbusch hoben. Selbst als wir es wieder gerade rückten, wussten wir, dass der Schaden bereits angerichtet war. „Sie bringt mich um“, murmelte Aaron, während wir das verschmierte Gemälde betrac
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Chapter: Author’s NoteHi everyone. The last eleven months have been a rocky road. I can’t tell you how much my life has changed since then, or how close I was to giving up on this book because of said changes, but I can tell you that I made it, and you made it too, and for that I will forever be thankful. Thankful that you didn’t give up despite the slow updates. Thankful that you stayed when I almost didn’t. If you made it this far, you have my sincerest gratitude, and I cannot wait for you to see what's next. I will be taking a break from the mafia genre to try my hand at other genres (for example, the werewolf genre), but I will be back to give you Cillian and Clara’s story. I hope you join me for my next adventure. Until then. Goodbye. PS: For Bonus content and Behind the scenes update: you can join my f@c3b00k group by simply s3@ching 3th3l’s Romanc3 H@v3n on f@c3b00k and clicking j0in
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Chapter: EpilogueFOURTEEN YEARS LATERAaron“Dad, tell Liam not to touch my stuff.” My thirteen-year-old daughter, Addison, shouts as she storms down the stairs, just moments after her five-year-old brother came barreling into my legs.“Liam, don’t touch your sister's stuff” The little devil grins up at me, making a show of his missing front teeth. The tooth fairy, aka his mum, forgot to collect from under his pillow two nights ago, which resulted in me having to give him a hundred dollars as “apology money” for the tooth fairy.He turns and sticks his tongue at Addison, who groans and stomps her feet.“See, he’s totally being a little shit right now.” “Addison!” my wife exclaims as she walks into the living room. “We don’t use words like that with family.”She scrunches her nose. “Why not? You call Dad an asshole all the time.” My daughter points out.“I do not.”“You totally do, babe.” I kiss her cheek, and she smiles at me. “Hi.”“Hey yourself.” I smile back.“Ewwwww” Liam grimaces and unwraps hi
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Chapter: Forever and AlwaysElleAaron sits across from me, both hands clasped in front of him, thumbs fidgeting with themselves as he waits for me to speak.Neither of us has said anything yet, and I think it’s because we’re both waiting for the other person to speak first.“So…”“I…” We both say and stop at the same time.“You should go first,” I say. It’s the least I can do since I’ve been the one avoiding him.“I’m sorry.” I blink at him. “What I did was reckless and selfish, and while I don’t regret it, I do regret hurting you. I regret that I made you feel like you didn't have a choice in all of this. I was so focused on keeping you safe that I didn't stop to think about how my choices would affect you.” “Aaron…”He reaches for my hand across the table, and when I don’t move away, he takes it.“I know I can’t undo any of this. Not how we met, and especially not how we started, but I swear to you that for the rest of my life, there will be nothing else hidden. If you need more time, I'll give it to you.
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Chapter: Silent TreatmentElleSIX WEEKS LATEROne would think that with everything that had happened, a lot of things would’ve changed.And they would be right.While a lot of things stayed the same after the attack, most didn’t.Aaron was still the head of the mob, but he had decided to change a lot of things, starting with the abolishment of the council. He and Cillian were working tirelessly to dismantle the old guard piece by piece. Turning a centuries-old hierarchy on its head.Of course it wasn’t an overnight job, but Aaron was nothing if not ruthless when he had a point to prove.And his point was clear: no one would ever have the leverage to threaten our lives, or our family, again.Speaking of family.Ava sits across from me, a smile dancing on her lips as she watches her kids and my sister play together while we have afternoon tea.“So,” she says, readjusting her teacup so the handle points at her, “What’s this I hear about you giving my brother the silent treatment?”Of course he told her.The las
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Chapter: The TruthElle.The second we’re at home, I have Cillian call for a doctor.Aaron woke up briefly during the drive back, insisting through gritted teeth that he was fine, but I’d seen the extent of his injuries with my own eyes to determine he was full of shit.“He’ll need lots of rest.” The doctor informs me as he puts his stethoscope back in his bag. “His ribs are bruised, and the laceration around his left wrist required four stitches. His throat might be sore for a couple of days, but with proper hydration and medication, he should feel better in a couple of weeks.”I nod and take the note he hands me for Aaron’s prescription.“Thank you, Doctor.”He nods once. Cillian walks him out, and soon it’s only Aaron and me in our bedroom.I turn to look at Aaron, who is now sitting at the edge of our bed, shirt off and fresh bandages wrapped around his ribs and midsection. His wrists are also secured, and the bruising around his jaw has shifted from violent red to a dark yellowish purple.He look
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Chapter: RescuedAaron“Sign this.”Ivy tosses a file and a pen onto my lap before returning to stand beside her uncle.“What is it?” I keep my eyes locked on her face, noting the slight, ugly tremor of impatience in her jaw.“Your abdication.”“My what?” “Come now, Aaron, you’re not that stupid. I’m pretty sure you know what an abdication means, right?”Of course I know what it means. What I don’t understand is why they need me to sign one. “I thought you just wanted to kill me and be done with it.”Neil lets out a snort followed by a cold, vicious laugh. “Don’t be ridiculous. Even I know the damage your death would cause if I were to just show up and stake my claim to the throne.” He says it like he is explaining the alphabet to a dull child. “Without leaving an heir, you’re basically plummeting the future of the mob into darkness, but by naming me as your successor in your abdication, the transition is seamless. No war. No questions asked.”For a moment, I wonder how long they've had to think this
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Chapter: DaughterWrenMy father’s office was just as I remembered it.Dark and suffocating, with curtains that seemed to suck the life out of you with a single glance.My father sat in the centre of the room at his mahogany desk, barely acknowledging my presence even as I stood a couple of inches awayHe was signing something, and he let me wait until he finished and capped his pen before slowly lifting his gaze and leaning back casually in his leather chair to look at me.“To what do I owe the sudden visit?”His words were dry, bordering on irritation, and some of the confidence I’d managed to build during my pep talk on the thirty-minute Uber ride here began to slip away.“I’m through.”He arched a sharp eyebrow. “Through?”“With all of this.” I clarified, “I don’t want to lie to Ryan anymore, and I don’t want to seal the bond so that you can win another election.”The words that had been rattling around in the back of my mind for the better half of a month spilt out in quick succession, and when I
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Chapter: Coffee And Hypothetical Wren “Hello, Earth to Wren” Blair blinked at me, her brows furrowed with worry, and I wondered how much of our conversation I’d missed. “Uh…sorry. I got a little bit distracted.” “By coffee?” She glanced at the cup beside her keyboard before raising her eyebrows at me. “Is it really that good?” she muttered, lifting the mug to her lips for a sip. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure what the coffee here tasted like. We weren’t at my regular coffee place, but I’d told Blair to meet me here because it was the closest one to the house. I may have embellished the truth a little about how many times I’d been here, but only because she said she needed coffee from a place she could trust, and I thought it would be good for us to explore a new place. I was wrong. “Oh, my Gods. Is that coffee or battery acid? ” She took another sip and spat it back “Yup. Acid. Definitely acid. Why did you even bring me here when the coffee was terrible?” “I thought we could explore the pla
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Chapter: Conversations While DancingRyan.Wren’s soft palm slid into mine, and I guided her onto the dance floor, where everyone else was either spinning or swaying to the music.She’d barely made eye contact with me since I sat beside her, and yet I was irrevocably powerless to her request.How could I not be when it was her?A single touch and I was ready to forget every miserable second I’d spent away from her.I was pathetic.Truly pathetic.Ever since our last conversation, we hadn’t been in the same place long enough for either of us to undo the damage we’d caused.I felt hurt.Something I wasn’t even sure I had the right to feel.She’d made her stance completely clear on what we were from the moment we met, and while I wished it were that simple, it was foolish of me to believe I had any hope of changing her mind.Wren was strong and determined, and I liked that about her. She cleared her throat, and my attention drifted back down to her.I could never get over how small she was compared to me. Even in her he
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Chapter: Dancing With BiologyWren“Male werewolves have what!?” A few eyes turned our way, and I felt my face flush at the unexpected attention.I wasn’t exactly sure how, but we’d somehow got to the topic of werewolf biology.Josie arched her brow and dragged her finger along the rim of her glass.“Why do you sound so surprised? Surely you’ve…” Her eyes widened. “Hang on. Don’t tell me… Have you and Alpha Ryan never—”“We have,” I interjected, Heat rushing to my face.“Then you’ve seen his knot, yes?”It was astonishing how composed she was, as though she were placing a coffee order with a barista and not asking me if I’ve seen a portion of my mate’s genitalia.“I—I mean, we’ve done other stuff we’ve just never—” I let my voice trail off, hoping the implication was clear.Her mouth formed a small O, as if to say it was.“I see. That’s…unexpected. I assumed that since you both were newly mated, you’d be fucking like wild rabbits.” I forced out an awkward laugh. “Are you always this brazen?”She shrugged and took
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Chapter: JosieWrenRyan’s uncle had severely overestimated my social skills because I suck at this.So far, I’ve tried approaching a few groups, but each of my attempts has been met with a repeated pattern.I’d hover long enough to be recognised as the girl who’d come in with Ryan, then get immediately bombarded with questions about who I was, how I knew him, or whether we were truly mates like the rumours said.Each time, I circled back to the same answers. Giving them just enough information but never the full truth.Each time, my responses were met with the same reaction.Surprise. Recalculation. And an immediate shift in the conversation. Without me.After my fifth attempt, I gave up and retreated to a spot near the long refreshments table, because a girl standing near food didn’t look as lost as a girl standing alone and in the middle of the hall.As expected, the spread was put out to a point of over-perfection.Every dish came in a portion that looked like it belonged in a dollhouse and not
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Chapter: The DistanceWren“Come on, come on—shit!” I hissed under my breath, giving my zipper another frustrated tug.Nothing.For the last ten minutes, this stupid zipper had remained stuck in the same position. At this point, I started to suspect something else was wedged between its teeth, not a tiny thread or scrap of fabric.My arm had started to ache from all the bending and twisting, and quite frankly, I was this close to losing my mind.“Need help?”I jolted back with a loud yelp.“Jesus Christ!” I pressed a hand to my chest.Ryan stood in the doorway, one shoulder resting against the frame, looking as handsome as ever in his black suit and red bow tie. His blond hair fell in those annoyingly perfect waves across his forehead, and it made me want to throw something at him for looking so hot.Why couldn’t the Gods have blessed me with such looks?“How long have you been standing there?”“Not long”, he answered, then arched a brow. “Do you want me to help you with that?” He pointed at my dress.We
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