<b>A family contract. A dark bargain. No escape.</b><br /><br />Eleven years ago, I met him. A year later, I was betrothed to him. Now he&rsquo;s come to claim me, slaughtering anyone standing in his way.<br /><br />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&rsquo;s stalked me, shadowing my life.<br /><br />I fear him. I hate him. Worst of all, I want him.<br /><br />My name is Alina Molotova, and Alexei Leonov is a fate I can&rsquo;t escape.