<p>A family contract. A dark bargain. No escape.</p><p><br></p><p>Eleven years ago, I met him. A year later, I was betrothed to him. Now he's come to claim me, slaughtering anyone standing in his way.</p><p><br></p><p>My husband-to-be is a monster from a family as ruthless and powerful as mine, a man who deals in violence and destruction... a man terrifyingly like my father. For over a decade, he's stalked me, shadowing my life.</p><p><br></p><p>I fear him. I hate him. Worst of all, I want him.</p><p><br></p><p>My name is Alina Molotova, and Alexei Leonov is a fate I can't escape.</p>