Darkness Ascends

<p><strong>He was born in blood. She returned to bury the past. Together they could ignite a war-or save a legacy.</strong></p><p>When <strong>Alexei</strong>-feared enforcer and heir to the Bratva throne-claims his place as Pakhan the criminal underworld trembles. Ruthless brilliant and known only as <em>Darkness</em> he's determined to take control of the largest crime syndicate in Asia. But with the Council of Elders questioning his volatile nature the Bratva teeters on the edge of chaos.</p><p>Across the ocean <strong>Amanda</strong> returns to Moscow after five long years. The only heir to the Solntsevskaya empire she's sworn to protect her family's power-even if it means confronting the man who shattered her heart.</p><p>When a fragile alliance is the only hope to stop the Bratva from splintering Alexei and Amanda are forced together. But old wounds buried desires and deadly secrets threaten to tear them apart.</p><p>In a world ruled by loyalty and blood trust is deadly-and love is a risk neither can afford.</p>