Intro.
She only tried to help a friend.
Now she’s trapped in a marriage built on punishment.
And her husband? He never forgives.
Helping her best friend Irina Vetrova escape a forced marriage to a brutal mafia ally.
But Irina wasn’t just anyone—she was the sister of Mikhail Vetrov, head of the Bratva and the most feared name in the Russian underworld.
And Mikhail?
He doesn’t forgive betrayal.
She was dragged from her tiny apartment at dawn. Pale. Shaking. Her cries silenced by cold hands and colder eyes.
And when she begged for mercy, Mikhail only leaned in close and whispered in Russian:
> “Ty khotela igrat' s ognyom, malyshka? Teper' ty zhdala plameni.”
(You wanted to play with fire, little girl? Now you’ll taste the flame.)
She was forced into marriage before sunset.
A priest. A ring. A signature she barely saw through her tears.
Mikhail’s vow was cruel:
> “You will live in velvet and gold,
but every night you will remember—you’re nothing but my revenge doll.