RUBY
I was trained to find patterns in numbers, not to survive what was coming my way.
One mistake led me into the heart of the Smirnov syndicate, and now I am the only thing standing between Mikhail and his missing millions. He didn't kill me when he had the chance; he claimed me as his collateral, locking me in a gilded cage where the air is thick with the scent of gunpowder and expensive cologne.
His touch is a brand, a cruel reminder that I no longer belong to myself. I should hate the monster who uses my body to break my will, yet I find myself craving the very violence of his gaze. Every time he looks at me with those cold, ice-colored eyes, the line between prisoner and partner blurs, until I'm drowning in a desire that feels like death.
MIKHAIL
The moment I pinned her to that desk, I knew she was a complication I couldn't afford to eliminate.
Ruby Vesna is a fire I should have extinguished, but her defiance tastes better than any victory I've won in the streets. She thinks she's just a ledger to be balanced, but she's become the only thing I refuse to let go of.
I will use every inch of her skin to ensure she remembers who owns her. My world is a meat grinder of blood and betrayal, and while my enemies circle, my only focus is the woman who has become my most dangerous addiction.
If she breaks, it will be by my hand.
If she burns, she burns with me.
This is the first book in The Queen of Ruin Duet. Reading order:
Crush Me
Crown Me
