twentyyearold lauren thompson left her small town in michigan to begin a new life in the big apple where no one knows her name or the tragedy that had rocked her family fifteen years prior with new friends and an intriguing new love interest starting over is easier than she expectedbut mishca volkov isnt what he seems as the son of a russian mob boss he thrives in a world of chaos and fear earning the title of bratva captain through blood and painwhen the two cross paths lines blur and passions ignite bringing them closer than they could ever imagine until secrets from the past threaten to tear them apart can they fight past their demonsor were they doomed by fate before they ever met