She walked down the aisle to destroy him.
He stood at the altar ready to bury the past.
Their vows were forged in vengeance, not love.
Isla Camden is forced into marriage with Aleksandr Volkov—a brutal, exiled Russian enforcer with a stare as sharp as the knives he doesn’t need to wield. She believes he murdered her father. He refuses to speak a word in his defense.
Their first night together is ice and silence.
Their first kiss is punishment.
Their first touch, a dare neither of them can take back.
But truth doesn’t stay buried. And monsters don’t stay in cages.
As Isla digs into the lies surrounding her father’s death, Aleks unravels her in other ways—with his silence, his discipline, his control. Each knot he ties pulls her closer to the man she was taught to hate… and dangerously close to the one she’s starting to need.
Desire becomes surrender.
Trust becomes betrayal.
And the line between captor and protector disappears entirely.
In a world of blood oaths, broken legacies, and lethal secrets, Isla and Aleks must choose: remain enemies tied by the past, or risk everything to build something sacred in the ruins.
Because love was never supposed to be part of this.
But neither was survival.
🖤 Arranged Marriage
🔥 Dominant Hero, Submissive Heroine
🌪️ Slow-Burn to Explosive Heat
💀 Mafia Intrigue & Betrayal
🧨 Dark Emotional Tension
💔 Past Trauma & Healing
🔪 Psychological Power Play
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+
He stood at the altar ready to bury the past.
Their vows were forged in vengeance, not love.
Isla Camden is forced into marriage with Aleksandr Volkov—a brutal, exiled Russian enforcer with a stare as sharp as the knives he doesn’t need to wield. She believes he murdered her father. He refuses to speak a word in his defense.
Their first night together is ice and silence.
Their first kiss is punishment.
Their first touch, a dare neither of them can take back.
But truth doesn’t stay buried. And monsters don’t stay in cages.
As Isla digs into the lies surrounding her father’s death, Aleks unravels her in other ways—with his silence, his discipline, his control. Each knot he ties pulls her closer to the man she was taught to hate… and dangerously close to the one she’s starting to need.
Desire becomes surrender.
Trust becomes betrayal.
And the line between captor and protector disappears entirely.
In a world of blood oaths, broken legacies, and lethal secrets, Isla and Aleks must choose: remain enemies tied by the past, or risk everything to build something sacred in the ruins.
Because love was never supposed to be part of this.
But neither was survival.
🖤 Arranged Marriage
🔥 Dominant Hero, Submissive Heroine
🌪️ Slow-Burn to Explosive Heat
💀 Mafia Intrigue & Betrayal
🧨 Dark Emotional Tension
💔 Past Trauma & Healing
🔪 Psychological Power Play
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+
Used availability for Sienna Rosewood's Knotted