The Sokolov Bratva Series by Cora J Riley

He stole me to save his brother. Now he won't give me back. Roman Sokolov took me in the middle of the night. Kidnapped me from my own wedding. Locked me in a room. Made me his prisoner to ensure his brother's safe release. I was supposed to be leverage. A pawn. Nothing more. But Roman didn't count on wanting me. And I didn't count on understanding him. He's damaged. Dangerous. Haunted by ghosts I'm only beginning to understand... moreHe stole me to save his brother. Now he won't give me back. Roman Sokolov took me in the middle of the night. Kidnapped me from my own wedding. Locked me in a room. Made me his prisoner to ensure his brother's safe release. I was supposed to be leverage. A pawn. Nothing more. But Roman didn't count on wanting me. And I didn't count on understanding him. He's damaged. Dangerous. Haunted by ghosts I'm only beginning to understand. And the longer I'm trapped with him, the more I see past the monster everyone else fears. Now the exchange has been made. His brother is safe. I should be free. But Roman won't let me go. Says I'm his now. That he'll kill anyone who tries to take me back—including my own family. I have every reason to hate him. So why does part of me want to stay? A dark mafia romance featuring a tortured antihero, kidnapping, forced proximity, beauty and the beast vibes, and a love born in captivity. less

I was his prisoner. He became my salvation. Now we're both trapped by something darker than chains. Dimitri Sokolov is the family enforcer—cold, cruel, and completely dead inside. Or at least he was. Until I showed up to pay my brother's debt. Twenty-three years of servitude. That was the price. Twenty-three years under the supervision of a man who looks at me with equal parts hatred and hunger. He's vicious with his words. Brutal with his rules... moreI was his prisoner. He became my salvation. Now we're both trapped by something darker than chains. Dimitri Sokolov is the family enforcer—cold, cruel, and completely dead inside. Or at least he was. Until I showed up to pay my brother's debt. Twenty-three years of servitude. That was the price. Twenty-three years under the supervision of a man who looks at me with equal parts hatred and hunger. He's vicious with his words. Brutal with his rules. Determined to make me suffer for crimes I didn't commit. But I'm not breaking. Not bending. Not giving him the satisfaction of my fear. And somewhere in our vicious game of push and pull, something shifted. He paid my debt. Five million rubles from his own account. Freed me. Told me to leave. Tried to let me go. But I came back. Because beneath the cruelty, I saw the truth—Dimitri Sokolov isn't cruel. He's broken. And I'm the only one who can piece him back together. Even if it destroys us both. A dark mafia romance featuring enemies to lovers, degradation kink, forced proximity, emotional damage, and an enforcer who discovers that love is more dangerous than any bullet. less

My father sold me in a contract I never signed. My husband says I'm his. I say he'll have to prove it. I became a Sokolova at my father's funeral. An arranged marriage. A seven-year-old contract. A debt paid in flesh and vows. Alexei Sokolov—the youngest brother, the patient one, the "kind" one—is now my husband. And he expects me to accept it. Accept him. Accept this life I never chose. But I'm not some docile bride who'll submit because a piece of paper says so... moreMy father sold me in a contract I never signed. My husband says I'm his. I say he'll have to prove it. I became a Sokolova at my father's funeral. An arranged marriage. A seven-year-old contract. A debt paid in flesh and vows. Alexei Sokolov—the youngest brother, the patient one, the "kind" one—is now my husband. And he expects me to accept it. Accept him. Accept this life I never chose. But I'm not some docile bride who'll submit because a piece of paper says so. I'll fight him every step of the way. Make his life hell. Prove that patience has limits and kind men can break. Except Alexei isn't breaking. He's watching me with dark eyes and darker promises. Giving me everything I demand while taking everything I didn't know I wanted to give. Being patient—until I push too far. Then he shows me exactly what kind of Sokolov he really is. The patient brother. The understanding one. The one who waits. Until he stops waiting. When enemies target me to hurt him, I discover the truth: Alexei's patience isn't weakness. It's strategy. And when it finally runs out? When he stops asking and starts taking? I learn that the gentle ones are the most dangerous of all. And that I don't want gentle anymore. I want him. All of him. The patience and the possession and the dark promises he's been holding back. I want my husband. Completely. Finally. Forever. A dark mafia romance featuring arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, a patient hero who snaps spectacularly, external threats, spy games, and a bride who discovers that surrender can be the ultimate choice. less