Stranded with the Pakhan
Ariana Cooper
I only took the job because I needed the money.
A yacht. One night. No questions asked.
Then I learned who my client really was.
Nikolai Alekseev.
Bratva Pakhan.
A man whose name ends conversations—and lives.
I should’ve run.
Instead, the storm came first.
The sea swallowed his empire—
and stranded me with a man who’s used to owning everything.
No guards. No guns. No rules.
Just survival… and a predator without his crown.
Out there, he isn’t a king.
He’s watching me like he’s already decided I’m his.
I tell myself it’s just the island.
Just fear. Just proximity.
Until his hands claim my body.
Until his voice turns into a command I obey.
Until I forget I ever had a choice.
When rescue comes, reality comes with it.
He goes back to being Pakhan.
I go back to being a mistake he refuses to release.
Or so I think.
Because weeks later, two lines change everything.
And I realize the island didn’t leave me empty-handed.
Now Nikolai wants what’s his.
His child. His claim. His future.
He says it’s protection.
I call it a cage.
But in his world, a Pakhan doesn’t ask.
He doesn’t negotiate.
And I don’t know if he plans to protect me… or own me.
Author’s Note: A dark, emotionally intense Bratva romance featuring survival, forced proximity, possessive hero, secret pregnancy, and power imbalance. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.
