Dmitri
Raised by the devil in a world of darkness, I learned early that love is a dangerous convenience. I’ve dedicated my life to my brothers, to the bratva. I am my pakhan’s right-hand man and confidant. In my world, loyalty is the only currency that matters. So when I learn that the FBI is looking into things best left alone, I volunteer to do my own undercover operation, seeking out and courting the daughter of the lead agent to gain access to the man himself. Mireille is everything I’m not: young, innocent, hopeful…trusting. The closer we get, the more I want to be worthy of that trust. My loyalties are quickly shifting, and I’m torn between my love for my family and the woman who’s stolen my cold, dead heart and breathed life into it. In the end, an unexpected betrayal has me fighting like hell to save both.
Mireille
Starting my first year of college feels like the world is at my finger tips. I have so much to look forward to and know exactly what I want in life. The gorgeous, enigmatic man I meet playing chess in the park is not on that list. Dmitri and I come together like a whirlwind, and I’m quickly swept off my feet. I’m a romantic at heart, but I never imagined I’d meet the love of my life so young, or that he’d be a man like Dmitri, charismatic but with a dangerous edge. It all seems too good to be true, but maybe that’s because it is. Dmitri is harboring a secret, one that could get us both killed…if his enemies don’t get to us first.