Viktoria Boykov has heard it allโcold they call her. The spoiled bratva princess. She knows very well what people say when her back is turned. She doesnโt mind; let them talk. Itโs better for people to assume what they want about her than for them to know the truth โฆ until him.
Pavel Kotov knows what people sayโdeath they call him. The Boykov dog. Heโs heard all the whispers locked away in the cells of the Compound. As the reaper for the bratva, his life owned by someone else, he knows what they say doesnโt matter. His life has never mattered โฆ until her.
Heโs terrifying.
Sheโs terrified.
Viktoria only wants to keep running from her past. Pavel doesnโt have a life to run from. Freedom is the one thing they both craveโfor entirely different reasons. But this life is vicious, and scars like the ones they wear will never fade.
Together, they could have everything.
Or are they just pawns to a bigger game?
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Note: Essence of Fear is a Boykov Bratva standalone.
Bethany-Krisย is a Canadian author, loverย of much, and mother to four youngย sons, two cats, and four dogs. A small townย in Eastern Canada where she was bornย and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, aย snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubbyย calling over his shoulder, she is nearlyย always writing something ... when sheย can find the time.ย
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