Four brothers. One prize. Winner takes all.
Maxim—the eldest Orlov brother—has spent years treating his arranged bride like a business contract.One he’d rather not fulfill if he can avoid it. Now, with his father’s death, he no longer can. His mother has decreed that the first son to marry will inherit the Orlov empire, and the woman he's spent years ignoring has suddenly become the key to everything.
Neither of them wanted the marriage. He has no interest in love. It’s time for Alisa to quit playing at being an actress and settle into duty. He expects her to obey.
Instead, she disappears.
Alisa Morozov has fought her entire life to escape the future her family chose for her. Acting is her dream, freedom is within reach, and she's finally ready to leave the mafia behind forever. Like hell she’s going to marry the man her parents promised her to.
But when Maxim finds her, she learns that possession is power, and power is intoxicating. Max has never accepted defeat, and he’s not about to let walk away.
Because in the Orlov family, crowns aren't inherited. They're claimed—and Maxim has already chosen his queen.
Forced vows. Kidnapping. Dark obsession. Primal heat. Welcome to the Orlov family—where love is possession, power is everything, and no one is safe—not even blood.
Genre: Mystery