The grueling punishment for his crime was a reminder to all others who dared threaten the Russian's reign.I was the young girl left behind. A living piece of the traitorous puzzle the Russian leader tried so diligently to ignore.Until I grew up. No longer could he deny how much my existence had always been intertwined with his. And in order to survive the life I was thrown into, I was forced to learn my place inside of it.Vlad Zalesky was a tyrant to the lost.I hated him.He was a terror of mass destruction.I was afraid of him.He was a tormentor of the weak.I only wanted to hide from him.But not far beneath the venomous man's outward indifference was something else.Vlad Zalesky carried secrets of unrestrained burden. I wanted to know those secrets.And because of the decisions I made, someone in our family had to pay.Authors Note: This is a dark romance. Due to content, this book should be read only by those over the age of 18.

    Only me.The minute someone attempts to come between us they'll feel my heartless wrath.Her father wants her to rule from the confines of his throne. At his side.I want what she wants to rule the mafia underworld together.RyahI lied to myself. Said I didn't have feelings for the bad boy mafia prince.Everything changed between us one night at a party. We were never the same.Rocco Andrisani doesn't see me like some in our ruthless world.I'm known as the child born to my father and his mistress.Some believe I don't deserve to rule his kingdom.I'll show them.