The Brutal Arrangement (The Ivanov Syndicate #2)
SCARLETT SHELTON
One deadly mistake. One forbidden night.
And now… I’m carrying the heir to the Bratva.
I was just the maid.
Invisible. Obedient. Desperate to disappear.
Then Katerina Kozlov offered me a devil’s bargain:
Wear her wedding dress. Say her vows.
Take her place for one night… and vanish.
But when I walked down that aisle,
I met a man who doesn't believe in temporary.
Damon Ivanov.
Bratva royalty. Cold-blooded killer.
They call him Demon—and he earned it in blood.
He’s older.
Harder.
Wiser in all the worst ways.
I was just a trembling girl in stolen silk.
He was the man who would ruin me.
Now I’m his wife in the eyes of the syndicate—
A pawn chained to a ruthless god.
He touches me like I’m already his.
He kisses me like he owns my soul.
And somewhere in the shadows…
I think I started to believe it.
I was supposed to run.
Instead, I fell for the monster.
Now I carry a secret that could shatter his empire:
His child.
His heir.
And the truth about his twin brother’s death.
If I speak it aloud, I’ll destroy him.
If I stay silent, I’ll destroy myself.
Either way... someone’s going to bleed.
I was never meant to be his.
But Damon Ivanov won’t let me go.
Not now. Not ever.
Author’s Note:
This is a dark, emotionally charged arranged marriage romance featuring:
A ruthless Bratva don
A substitute bride
A dangerous age gap
Forced proximity
Betrayal
And, a secret that ends in blood!
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- mafia 2
- contemporary 2
- dark romance 1
- m-f romance 1
- age gap 1
- arranged/forced marriage 1
- pregnancy 1
- breeding 1
- shy heroine 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- working class heroine 1
- possessive hero 1
- rich hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- body betrayal 1
- dubious consent 1
- terminal illness 1
- Format
- dual pov 1
- first person pov 1
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