Sacred Vows

I was raised to be a wife, a weapon, a womb.

To obey. To submit. To never escape.

I ran before they could sell my soul to another monster.

Barefoot. Bruised. Alone.

And straight into the arms of Alexsei Dubinin—

A Bratva king. A widower. A single father.

The man every sinner in Moscow fears… and every woman would die for.

He shelters me. Protects me.

Teaches me how to breathe again.

But when his son’s laughter becomes my salvation,

my heart forgets it’s not allowed to love.

One touch and I break every rule I’ve ever known.

One night and my body remembers what freedom feels like.

Then comes the truth I can’t hide—

Two lines. One heartbeat. One forbidden miracle.

Pregnant. Terrified.

Certain I’ll be claimed the way they always planned.

Instead, he kneels.

Says the choice is mine.

And for the first time, I feel seen… not owned.

He calls it love. I call it dangerous.

Because mercy and madness wear the same face in his world.

And when our enemies come for blood—

I’ll learn if his vows can truly save me… or destroy us both.

Because love this sacred was never meant to be pure.