When my controlling Bratva uncle planned to marry me off to a man with no mercy, I learned fast that some traps can't be escaped.

My one desperate lie forced me into a life I didn't choose. One that tied me to a man everyone told me couldn't be trusted.

I'd hoped that returning to Vancouver would be the fresh start that would save me. But I was wrong.

Axel tried his best to shield me from his brutal, dangerous world. But despite his best efforts, its shadows reached for me.

But the storm rolling toward us isn't what shakes me. He is. And how I keep hoping he'll let me in.

A lie bound us together. Will the truth tear us apart?

Contains mature themes.