God of Pain

At barely 18, Annika is already bound to a future she rejects. As the daughter of the New York Bratva’s leader, she has been promised to Dmitri Morozov, head of the Chicago outfit, with their wedding only one month away. Rather than accept a life decided by powerful families, Annika refuses to become a pawn in their arrangement. Her defiance quickly puts her in danger when an enemy breaks into her bedroom, turning the looming marriage into an immediate fight for safety. At school, the sheltered mafia heiress is drawn toward the institution’s most dangerous bad boy, creating a charged clash between forbidden attraction, guarded emotions, and the control surrounding her future. As Annika resists the role chosen for her, love and loyalty threaten to collide with the expectations of the criminal world.