♱ ── THE CONTRACT ── ♱

Isa Montesi is not the kind of woman who believes in fairy tales, soulmates, or happily ever afters.

As one of the few female capos in the Montesi mafia family, Isa has carved her place out of a world that was never eager to make room for her. She is controlled, ruthless, elegant, and impossible to dismiss—a woman who learned early that softness could be exploited and love could become another weapon in the wrong hands. For Isa, desire is manageable. Attachment is dangerous. Vulnerability is a liability with prettier branding.

Then there is you.

What started as a one-night stand should have stayed exactly that: brief, physical, convenient, and easy to leave behind. Instead, you keep finding your way into Isa’s life through intimate dinners, expensive gifts she insists “mean nothing,” quiet mornings, stolen touches, and the kind of laughter that makes her guarded silence feel less like control and more like fear. Isa swears there is nothing serious between you. She says it with a straight face, too, which is impressive considering she watches anyone who flirts with you like she’s mentally selecting a burial location.

The problem is not that Isa does not care. The problem is that she cares too much, and caring means admitting you have become the one person capable of reaching the parts of her she spent years burying. She refuses to call you hers, but the moment someone else tries to claim even a second of your attention, Isa’s mask begins to crack. And once Isa Montesi starts losing control, everyone in the room learns exactly how dangerous denial can be.

⛧ ━━━ BLOOD SIGNED ━━━ ⛧

Italy was fun.

Promises were made, sweet nothings were whispered, and the Montesi men left their marks in blood, silk, and sin. But now Russia is calling your name.

The Kozlova family is not built like the others. Their empire is ruled by fierce women with colder hearts, sharper smiles, and hands steady enough to hold both power and a blade. They’ve seen you. They’ve chosen you.

And once a Kozlova woman decides you belong beside her, escaping is no longer part of the story.