Mag-log inBought by the Bratva Boss Sofia Petrova has spent her life surviving in silence under the control of her abusive stepfather. But when his gambling debts spiral out of control, he makes a choice that destroys everything. He sells her. Dragged into a secret trafficking auction where powerful men bid on women like property, Sofia is forced onto a stage and stripped of every choice she has ever had. Just when the bidding spirals beyond control, one man ends it with a chilling offer. Ten million dollars. Alexei Volkov is a feared Bratva Pakhan, a man known for his cold control and ruthless power. He doesn’t buy Sofia for pleasure, he buys her for leverage. Her stepfather holds information about a murder tied to a dangerous network, and Sofia is the key to getting it. Taken to his penthouse, she is forced into a deal: pretend to be his wife and stay under his protection, or be thrown back into the world that already sold her once. But nothing about Alexei is simple. The closer Sofia gets to him, the more the lines blur between fear and something far more dangerous. What begins as a transaction slowly turns into obsession. And as secrets unravel, Sofia realizes the trafficking ring that sold her is tied to Alexei’s own world. Now she isn’t just leverage. She’s a target. And when enemies come for her, Sofia is forced to face a terrifying truth… The man who bought her might be the only one who can save her.
view more“Get her ready.”Alexei didn’t raise his voice when he said it, but the room responded all the same. Sofia barely had time to process the order before two women stepped forward, as if they had been waiting for that exact moment.“Come,” one of them said gently.Sofia glanced at him, just once.There was no hesitation in him, no pause that suggested she could refuse, and for a second she considered standing her ground anyway, just to see what would happen.She didn’t.The decision wasn’t submission, not really. It was awareness. Whatever this was, it was already moving, and she needed to understand it before she tried to resist it.So she followed.The difference was immediate the moment she stepped out into the hallway. The penthouse no longer felt like a place she had been brought into temporarily. Guards stood at intervals that looked casual until you realized none of them ever shifted without purpose. Sofia’s gaze moved as they walked, taking it all in without turning her head too
It hit exactly the way he intended it toBack to the stage, to the lights, to the men who had watched her like she was already theirs, like she wasn’t even a person, and for a second the memory pressed too close, too sharp, but she forced it down before it could show“You don’t leave room for choices,” she said quietly“I leave you the only one that matters”Silence stretched, not empty, not awkward, just heavy with everything sitting between them, and Sofia let out a slow breath before nodding once“Fine, I’ll do it”It wasn’t soft, it wasn’t obedient, it was survivalAlexei’s gaze lingered on her a moment longer than necessary, moving over her face with a kind of focus that felt deliberate, like he was studying the way she said it, the way she held herself, measuring something beyond the words“Not like that,” he saidHer brows pulled together slightly “What does that mean”“It means you don’t agree like you’re being forced,” he said as he stepped closer, unhurried, controlled, the
The door had barely closed before Sofia let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding and turned away from it, walking deeper into the room as if movement alone could clear her head, but it didn’t, because his words were still there, sitting heavily in her chest, refusing to leave no matter how much she tried to focus on anything elseSo that was it, leverage, nothing more than something to be used until it wasn’t needed anymore, and yet the way he had said it, the way he had looked at her when he left, didn’t feel that simple, and that annoyed her more than it shouldShe stopped near the window, staring out at the city lights below, but this time it didn’t distract her, it only made everything feel further away, like the life she knew had been cut off completely and replaced with something she didn’t choose and couldn’t escapeFineIf this was how things were going to be, then she wasn’t going to make it easy for himShe wasn’t going to stand quietly and act like she belonged t
The door opened and Sofia looked up as Alexei walked in like nothing about the night had changed for him, like buying a human being was just another decision he had made and already moved pastHe shut the door behind him and for a moment he just stood there, watching her, just taking her in like he had all the time in the worldSofia didn’t look away, even though something about his presence made it harder to stand still, like the room had tilted slightly in his direction“You’ve been looking around,” he said“I wanted to understand where I am,” she replied“And what did you figure out”She gave a small shrug, glancing briefly at the room before looking back at him “It’s beautiful, but I can’t leave, so it doesn’t really matter what it looks like”A faint shift crossed his face, almost like he expected that answer“That’s one way to see it,” he saidSilence settled between them, not awkward, just steadySofia didn’t wait this time “Why am I here”He walked closer, slow, controlled, st
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