He was supposed to be her target. Instead, he became the only man she was willing to die for.
Natalia has spent years becoming the perfect weapon. Trained by a ruthless assassin, she learned since she was young that emotions were a weakness and loyalty belonged to whoever held the contract. But there was one man she could never forget… Alexei Volkov.
They knew each other as children, long before he became a powerful Bratva boss and she became an assassin. Now she's been hired to kill him. Getting close to Alexei should be simple, but Alexei isn't the boy she remembers. He's dangerous, ruthless, and surrounded by enemies. And the closer Natalia gets, the harder it becomes to pretend she doesn't still love him.
When a deadly threat closes in on Alexei, Natalia is forced to make a choice: walk away before her feelings put them both in danger, or finally risk everything for the man she has loved since childhood.
Excerpt:
She slipped the silk free before smoothing the collar of his shirt, aware he watched her like a predator. It dawned on Natalia that she liked that his attention was fixed solely on her and nothing and no one else.
“Turn around. I’ll do your dress,” he instructed, and she obeyed without thinking.
Slowly, he reached toward the zipper hidden along the back of her gown. The zipper slid downward with a quiet whisper. She felt the evening gown loosen around her shoulders. After spending hours enclosed in fitted satin, the release felt unexpectedly comforting.
Natalia was tempted to gather the fabric before it slipped too far, but he caught her wrist.
“Don’t do that. I want to see you, all of you,” Alexei said.
She let her arm drop, and the dress finally pooled at her feet. She stood before him now, merely in matching black lace panties and bra. An animalistic growl slipped from Alexei’s lips, sending a shudder of anticipation down her spine.
“Take the rest off,” he ordered.
Feeling unexpectedly playful, she wagged a finger at him. “Only if you do the same.”
“Challenge accepted.” Alexei grinned.
To her delight, he took off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt. In response, Natalia unclasped her bra, pleased to feel his gaze on her breasts, her stiffening nipples.
Soon enough, both of them were nude. She undid the ribbon holding her hair in place. His breath caught. Natalia took one look at him and realized she wanted him, all of him, to herself.
What a selfish thought. Then again, when was the last night she wanted something this much?
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