Can you settle for less when your heart craves the impossible?

Natasha Morozova has spent her life clawing for freedom, only to find herself trapped in another kind of cage—one built from longing for a man who will never be hers. She came to America to escape her past, to carve out a future of her own. But love was never part of the plan. Especially not love for a man who will never be hers.

Kazimir Laskin is a Pakhan, a king in a world ruled by power and blood. He commands men, controls fortunes, and takes what he wants. Loyalty is his currency, and sacrifices are his duty, which includes sacrificing his happiness and the one woman he desires but can’t have. Natasha is beneath him, a woman unfit for the Bratva’s expectations. His future is not his own to choose.

When Natasha finally gives up, walking away from him and the life that can never be hers, Kazimir lets her go… but only for a moment. When betrayal threatens everything he’s built, he realizes one truth becomes undeniable—Natasha is his. And some things are worth breaking the rules for.

And when a man like Kazimir decides to rewrite the rules, no one—not even Natasha—can escape the consequences.