Ruthless Hearts

I should have run when I had the chance.

Instead, I made a mistake. I saved a stranger’s life. A dangerous man with cold blue eyes and a reputation that makes even the fearless tremble. Now, I’m trapped in his world of power and violence, where debts are paid in blood and mercy doesn’t exist.

Kreos Zokrov isn’t just a man. He’s a king in New York’s underworld. Ruthless, untouchable, and unrelenting. And I’m nothing but a thief who’s spent her life running from men like him.

I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn to the darkness in him.

Because when he looks at me, it’s not just possession in his gaze…it’s obsession.

He offered me an out. A chance to disappear and never look back.

But we both know that was a lie.

Because Kreos doesn’t just claim. He consumes.

And now, no matter how far I run… he’ll always find me.

Ruthless Bonds

Six years ago, I thought I could escape the devil. I was dead wrong.

Kreos Zokrov has found me, and this time, running from him isn’t an option. New York’s most feared mafia boss swears I’ve stolen from him, and to spare my family, he demands the one thing I swore I’d never give.

My freedom.

I’ve spent my life fighting and clawing my way through the streets to protect my siblings. I was so close to a new life, until Kreos dragged me back into his world of power and mayhem. But the worst part isn’t the constant danger…it’s that I feel safer with the monster than anywhere else.

He doesn’t just love. He possesses.

He doesn’t just protect. He destroys.

And when he says I belong to him, he means forever.

But with enemies closing in, and the past refusing to stay buried, the war between us threatens to burn everything to the ground.

If I want to survive this time, I’ll have to make a choice…

Embrace his darkness or be consumed by it.

I ran from him once.

He’ll never let me do it again.

TW: Blood, violence, torture, attempted s/a, loss of loved ones, grief, kidnapping, drugging, mentions of past DV.

Venom & Lace

Not all monsters hide under your bed. Some of them entice you into theirs.

There are worse things than being the fake fiancé of a charming billionaire, especially when he’s Chicago’s most eligible bachelor.

But being forced to play the counterfeit lover to a power-hungry man was a dangerous game where power was the ultimate currency.

Ryzen Goodacre would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, and the real estate mogul blackmailed me into his twisted little game like I was nothing more than a piece of property in his portfolio.

Tangled in a web of deceit, I had to play the role of the adoring fiancée to one man, all while captivated by his enemy, Cian Blackwood.

A man as equally calculating, the tattooed billionaire broke every stereotype. And given the chance, no doubt he would break me.

In the shadows, Cian revealed a darker game at play. His vendetta against Ryzen threatened to shatter the thin line between passion and vengeance, leaving me as collateral damage.

Consumed by revenge, Cian will destroy anything standing in his way.

Even me.

And my fragile heart.

Venom & Velvet

He could destroy me…but nothing prepared me for how much I wanted him to.

I was taken from my wedding by a man fueled by revenge.

One black rose changed everything, and the man I thought was the villain has turned out to be my salvation.

I’m thrown into a world full of secrets, greed, and deceit.

One where the monsters hunt you down and try to swallow your sins.

But I won’t be the little mouse in a den of snakes any longer.

I trusted the wrong man before, a man intent on ruining my life.

And now I’m ready to settle the score.

But the road to revenge is a dark path that you can never get off, and with a cruel twist of fate, I’m left with only a shattered glimpse of the past.

I’ll risk it all to find out the truth, but will it be too late?

I made a deal with the Devil, and I’ll do anything to get free.

Venom & Velvet

They say the past always comes back to haunt you.

For me, it came roaring back with a vengeance.

Just when bliss seemed within reach with the love of my life, Cian Blackwood, my tormentor Ryzen returned to wreak havoc again. He’s expecting a victim, but this time I’ll be his destruction.

Loyalties will be tested and alliances will be made. And when Cian’s long-buried secrets claw their way to the surface, I’ll be forced to walk the blade’s edge between light and darkness.

An eye for an eye isn’t good enough. Our happily ever after demands justice, and I will be judge, jury and executioner.

No more fear. Now it’s time for Ryzen to reap what he’s sown, because some sins are worth condemning your soul for.