ESTHORIA
She was never meant to find out.
Twenty-three-year-old Velma Moretti has spent her entire life believing she is the cherished daughter of one of the most powerful mafia families in New York. Everything changes the night she overhears a conversation she was never meant to hear.
She isn’t a daughter, she’s a bargaining chip.
To prevent a bloody war between rival syndicates, Velma is promised to Izaak Volkov — the feared heir of a Russian mafia empire known for brutality, violence, and absolute loyalty.
Izaak wants nothing to do with a political marriage.
Velma wants nothing to do with him.
Unfortunately, neither of them gets a choice.
Forced into a marriage designed to secure peace, they become trapped between two powerful criminal organizations, family betrayals, assassination attempts, and secrets capable of starting a war.
The longer Velma remains at Izaak’s side, the more she discovers the monster the world fears isn’t the man she expected.
But when a devastating secret from her past comes to light, both mafia empires are forced to choose: Protect the woman at the centre of the conflict or sacrifice her to keep the peace.
The problem?
Izaak Volkov has never been good at sharing what belongs to him.
And he now considers Velma his.
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