AUDREYNikandr Morozov is exactly the kind of man I know better than to trust. The Golden Prince of the Bratva can make anyone believe exactly what he wants them to believe, and lately, he seems determined to make everyone believe he wants me. It isn't real.
Our courtship is nothing more than a convenient arrangement. He gets a woman on his arm. I get my father to stop parading eligible men in front of me like I'm a prize to be negotiated over.
We make rules.
No control. No humiliation. Nothing physical without permission. And one rule that matters more than all the others: He doesn't use me to get to my father. It should be simple. Except the longer I spend with Nikandr, the harder it becomes to tell which smiles are practiced and which ones belong only to me.
And somewhere along the way, pretending to fall for him stops feeling like pretending.
NIKANDRAudrey Belov was supposed to be an opportunity.
Getting close to her opens doors that would otherwise remain locked, and I've built my reputation on knowing exactly what to say, how to smile, and which pieces to move to get what I want. Then she looks at me and sees every fucking trick.
My little fox doesn't fall for the Golden Prince. She sees the man underneath him. That's the problem. Because the closer I get to the truth surrounding her family, the more lies I have to tell the one woman I don't want to deceive.
What started as strategy becomes the only thing in my life I can't control.
And when the truth finally comes out, I may discover there are some betrayals even a prince can't charm his way out of.
TROPES:
🦊 Bratva Romance
💍 Fake Courtship / Fake Engagement
🔥 He Falls First & Harder
♟️ Secrets & Deception
🖤 Morally Gray Hero
👑 Golden Prince
🔪 Touch Her and Die
🏠 Found Family
💔 Blood vs. Chosen Family
✨ HEA
Our courtship is nothing more than a convenient arrangement. He gets a woman on his arm. I get my father to stop parading eligible men in front of me like I'm a prize to be negotiated over.
We make rules.
No control. No humiliation. Nothing physical without permission. And one rule that matters more than all the others: He doesn't use me to get to my father. It should be simple. Except the longer I spend with Nikandr, the harder it becomes to tell which smiles are practiced and which ones belong only to me.
And somewhere along the way, pretending to fall for him stops feeling like pretending.
NIKANDRAudrey Belov was supposed to be an opportunity.
Getting close to her opens doors that would otherwise remain locked, and I've built my reputation on knowing exactly what to say, how to smile, and which pieces to move to get what I want. Then she looks at me and sees every fucking trick.
My little fox doesn't fall for the Golden Prince. She sees the man underneath him. That's the problem. Because the closer I get to the truth surrounding her family, the more lies I have to tell the one woman I don't want to deceive.
What started as strategy becomes the only thing in my life I can't control.
And when the truth finally comes out, I may discover there are some betrayals even a prince can't charm his way out of.
TROPES:
🦊 Bratva Romance
💍 Fake Courtship / Fake Engagement
🔥 He Falls First & Harder
♟️ Secrets & Deception
🖤 Morally Gray Hero
👑 Golden Prince
🔪 Touch Her and Die
🏠 Found Family
💔 Blood vs. Chosen Family
✨ HEA