He kidnapped the wrong woman. She trusted the wrong man.
Riley has spent her entire life believing she was ordinary. An artist with a quiet life and a future she built herself, she's never questioned the gaps in her past—until she's abducted by the Russian mafia.
Alexei Volkov doesn't make mistakes. As the ruthless enforcer for one of the most powerful crime families in the world, he follows orders without hesitation. His latest mission is simple: keep Riley alive until the truth about her identity is uncovered.
She is supposed to be a bargaining chip.
Nothing more.
But the longer Riley remains under his watch, the harder it becomes to ignore the woman behind the hostage. Her quiet strength, sharp wit, and refusal to break challenge everything Alexei thought he knew about loyalty, duty, and himself.
As buried secrets come to light and rival empires close in, Riley discovers her past is soaked in blood—and escaping it may be impossible. With enemies lurking in every shadow and betrayal waiting at every turn, she'll have to decide whether the man who stole her freedom is also the only one who can save her.
In a world where trust is a weakness and love is a dangerous liability, falling for the enemy could cost them everything.
Marked in the Dark is the gripping first installment in The Twisted Faith Duet—a slow-burn dark mafia romance featuring a morally gray hero, a resilient heroine, forced proximity, family secrets, hidden identity, high-stakes suspense, and a hard-earned happily ever after in Book Two.
Genre: Romance
Riley has spent her entire life believing she was ordinary. An artist with a quiet life and a future she built herself, she's never questioned the gaps in her past—until she's abducted by the Russian mafia.
Alexei Volkov doesn't make mistakes. As the ruthless enforcer for one of the most powerful crime families in the world, he follows orders without hesitation. His latest mission is simple: keep Riley alive until the truth about her identity is uncovered.
She is supposed to be a bargaining chip.
Nothing more.
But the longer Riley remains under his watch, the harder it becomes to ignore the woman behind the hostage. Her quiet strength, sharp wit, and refusal to break challenge everything Alexei thought he knew about loyalty, duty, and himself.
As buried secrets come to light and rival empires close in, Riley discovers her past is soaked in blood—and escaping it may be impossible. With enemies lurking in every shadow and betrayal waiting at every turn, she'll have to decide whether the man who stole her freedom is also the only one who can save her.
In a world where trust is a weakness and love is a dangerous liability, falling for the enemy could cost them everything.
Marked in the Dark is the gripping first installment in The Twisted Faith Duet—a slow-burn dark mafia romance featuring a morally gray hero, a resilient heroine, forced proximity, family secrets, hidden identity, high-stakes suspense, and a hard-earned happily ever after in Book Two.
Genre: Romance
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