What’s worse than desperation?
Taking a job I can’t afford to lose.
Walking into a glass tower of power, locking eyes with the most dangerous man I’ve ever seen—
and realizing… he owns everything. Including me.
Roman Sokolov. Cold. Commanding.
The Pakhan hiding behind a CEO’s smile.
I’m hired to be invisible—to organize his life,
to keep his secrets, to never ask questions.
But Roman doesn’t look at me like an employee.
He studies me like a weakness he plans to conquer.
One night of fear and fire shatters every rule I swore to follow.
By morning, he’s distant. Untouchable. Back behind his desk.
Then the truth detonates my world.
‘You’re pregnant,'' the doctor says softly.
That’s when Roman stops pretending.
‘This child is mine,’ he says. ‘And so are you.’
Now I’m trapped between enemies who want me dead
and a man who refuses to let me go.
Because one thing about a Pakhan—
he doesn’t make offers. He decides your fate.
And I don’t know yet whether he plans to protect me…
or destroy me to protect his empire.
Author’s Note: A dark, emotionally intense mafia romance filled with power imbalance, obsession, forced proximity, and dangerous consequences. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.
Taking a job I can’t afford to lose.
Walking into a glass tower of power, locking eyes with the most dangerous man I’ve ever seen—
and realizing… he owns everything. Including me.
Roman Sokolov. Cold. Commanding.
The Pakhan hiding behind a CEO’s smile.
I’m hired to be invisible—to organize his life,
to keep his secrets, to never ask questions.
But Roman doesn’t look at me like an employee.
He studies me like a weakness he plans to conquer.
One night of fear and fire shatters every rule I swore to follow.
By morning, he’s distant. Untouchable. Back behind his desk.
Then the truth detonates my world.
‘You’re pregnant,'' the doctor says softly.
That’s when Roman stops pretending.
‘This child is mine,’ he says. ‘And so are you.’
Now I’m trapped between enemies who want me dead
and a man who refuses to let me go.
Because one thing about a Pakhan—
he doesn’t make offers. He decides your fate.
And I don’t know yet whether he plans to protect me…
or destroy me to protect his empire.
Author’s Note: A dark, emotionally intense mafia romance filled with power imbalance, obsession, forced proximity, and dangerous consequences. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.