I WAS THE PAYMENT FOR A DEBT OF BLOOD. NOW, I AM THE QUEEN OF HIS ASHES.

I used to believe that art was the only thing that could capture a soul. I was wrong. Fear can capture it just as easily. So can he.

My name is Anya Lynch, and until a week ago, my biggest concern was the lighting in my gallery. Then my father was murdered, and I learned the truth: I am not a person. I am a ledger entry. A balance to be settled.

Mikhail Volkov didn't just come to collect my father's empire; he came to collect me.

He is a monster wrapped in Armani, a Pakhan with eyes like a frozen sea and a heart made of paranoia. He locked me in a concrete fortress, tore the clothes from my back, and promised to break me until I was nothing but his property. He thought I was a spoiled princess he could discard in a gilded cage.

But he underestimated the daughter of a kingpin.

While he hunted enemies in the shadows, I found the truth hidden in plain sight. The enemy isn't at the gates?it's inside the walls. Now, the fortress is burning, the traitors are circling, and the only thing standing between me and a shallow grave is the very monster who swore to own me.

He wanted my submission. He's going to get my war.

★★★★★ "I am absolutely unwell. Mikhail Volkov is the most terrifying, possessive, morally black hero I have ever read, and I am obsessed. The tension between him and Anya isn't just hot; it's nuclear. The way he goes from 'I will break you' to 'burn the world for her' gave me whiplash in the best way." ? Amazon Reviewer

Book 1 of 3 in Royal Debt Series. Reading Order: Crown of Shadows, Crown of Chaos and Crown of Vengeance.

This is a dark mafia romance containing scenes of explicit violence, dubious consent, and intense power dynamics. Expect a ruthless hero who doesn't groan; he growls.