OKSANAI was supposed to be a ghost, a name on a hit list after I uncovered the truth behind the Vargin accounts. When Konstantin Vargin broke into my apartment in the dead of night, I expected a bullet, not the suffocating weight of his body pinning me to the floor. Now, I'm a prisoner in his fortress, trapped in a gilded cage where my only currency is my submission. He is a predator who rules with blood and iron, yet his touch ignites a fire that threatens to consume my very soul. Every moment spent in his presence is a psychological war, a systematic stripping away of my defenses until I am nothing but raw nerves and desperate longing. I know he is the monster sent to execute me, yet I find a dark safety in the absolute control he exerts over my life. His kisses are a lethal poison, his hands a brand I can never wash away. I should be fighting for my freedom, but instead, I am drowning in an obsession that feels more like home than any life I've ever known. KONSTANTINOne job. One clean kill to erase the woman who saw too much. But the moment I felt her pulse racing against my skin, my objective shifted from execution to possession. Oksana's defiance is a flame I refuse to extinguish, a spark that has ignited a hunger I cannot name and will not ignore. I've brought her into my world of violence and shadow, making her the center of a storm she cannot survive without me. I will break her spirit until she understands that her only salvation lies in my bed. My enemies are closing in, sensing a weakness they think they can exploit, but they have no idea the depths of my depravity when it comes to what is mine. I will destroy anyone who dares to look at her, painting the streets red to ensure she never leaves the safety of my grip. She is my debt, my prize, and my ruin-and I will never let her go. This is the first book in The Debt Principle Series. Reading order: Lethal Debt, Gilded Control, Absolute Ruin

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