MILA
I entered the lion's den with a stolen name and a heart full of vengeance.
I had one intention, to burn Aleksandr Morozov's empire to ash from the inside.
Instead, I have become a prisoner in a gilded cage of his making, trapped by a man who dissects my every lie with terrifying, surgical precision.
He doesn't just demand my obedience; he demands my absolute submission, stripping away my defenses until the line between my mission and his dark obsession blurs into a dangerous game I am rapidly losing.
Now, he has cast me into the abyss, using me as live bait to catch a traitor, testing a loyalty I never truly gave him.
His touch is a brand that sears my skin, and his cold, green eyes see the broken truth I try so desperately to hide behind my mask. I hate him for the way he commands me, yet my body betrays me with every brutal, possessive kiss.
I came to destroy a monster, but I fear the monster has already claimed me, and I might burn in the fire of our collision.
ALEKSANDR
Mila Orlova is a beautiful lie, a flawless puzzle I am utterly determined to solve.
From the moment she walked into my office, I saw the defiance burning beneath her cool, polished facade, and I knew I had to possess it.
She thinks she can play me, that she can hide her secrets behind a wall of perfect competence, but she forgets that I am the one who owns the board. I will peel back every layer of her deception until she is raw, exposed, and undeniably mine.
I don't just want her body; I want the dark truth she guards so fiercely. I have tightened the leash, isolating her in my world and forcing her into a corner where she must choose between her secrets and her survival. Throwing her to the wolves is a ruthless gamble, but I need to know if she breaks or bites when the pressure mounts.
She belongs to me, and before this game is over, she will realize that the only safety she has left is in the cage I've built for her.
This is the first book in the Vipers in Velvet Series. Reading order: Viper, Venom, Vow.