Kept By the Bratva Enforcer
(2026)(The second book in the Zakharov Brotherhood series)
A novel by Cora J Riley
She named a cocktail after him: The Severin — looks pretty, burns going down, leaves you with regret.
Severin Zakharov is the youngest brother. The ‘fun’ one. Charming, reckless, runs the bratva’s nightclub empire. Everyone thinks he’s the easygoing Zakharov. He’s not. He’s the one who smiles while he ruins you. Underneath the charm is a man who doesn’t believe he deserves to be loved.
Darya ‘Dash’ Koroleva is a cocktail chemist who wins the contract to revamp his flagship club. Shaved undercut. Tattoos. Motorcycle. Zero tolerance for men who think charm is a substitute for substance. She sees through him in about four seconds.
They’re supposed to be collaborating on the relaunch. Instead, they’re verbally sparring across a bar every night while the tension between them could set the liquor shelf on fire.
She calls him on every deflection, every joke used as a shield. He’s never met someone he can’t charm and it’s driving him insane. She names a cocktail after him that comes with regret. He retaliates by naming a VIP room after her: ‘Dash’s Corner — Enter at Your Own Risk.’
A rival club owner tries to poach Dash. Severin buys the rival’s entire building lease. ‘It was a business decision.’ It was not a business decision.
But when Severin’s recklessness puts a target on everyone close to him, Dash refuses to run. She sits on his kitchen counter and says: '''I’m not leaving. Make me dinner.’
And the man who performs happiness to hide pain hears the one thing no one has ever said to him: ‘You don’t have to be funny right now. You can just be sad.’
Severin Zakharov is the youngest brother. The ‘fun’ one. Charming, reckless, runs the bratva’s nightclub empire. Everyone thinks he’s the easygoing Zakharov. He’s not. He’s the one who smiles while he ruins you. Underneath the charm is a man who doesn’t believe he deserves to be loved.
Darya ‘Dash’ Koroleva is a cocktail chemist who wins the contract to revamp his flagship club. Shaved undercut. Tattoos. Motorcycle. Zero tolerance for men who think charm is a substitute for substance. She sees through him in about four seconds.
They’re supposed to be collaborating on the relaunch. Instead, they’re verbally sparring across a bar every night while the tension between them could set the liquor shelf on fire.
She calls him on every deflection, every joke used as a shield. He’s never met someone he can’t charm and it’s driving him insane. She names a cocktail after him that comes with regret. He retaliates by naming a VIP room after her: ‘Dash’s Corner — Enter at Your Own Risk.’
A rival club owner tries to poach Dash. Severin buys the rival’s entire building lease. ‘It was a business decision.’ It was not a business decision.
But when Severin’s recklessness puts a target on everyone close to him, Dash refuses to run. She sits on his kitchen counter and says: '''I’m not leaving. Make me dinner.’
And the man who performs happiness to hide pain hears the one thing no one has ever said to him: ‘You don’t have to be funny right now. You can just be sad.’
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