"Ilya's death changes nothing. You're still to become Mrs. Zhukova today. The only difference is... you will be married to me."

You were meant to marry Ilya Zhukov, heir to the Zhukov Bratva, but on the day of your wedding your world turned to ashes. And Alexei is the one with the torch.

He's known of Ilya's illegitimate birth for years, and has waited until now to strike. After orchestrating his brother's death, he's now come to the chapel to take what he believes is his by right—starting with you.

FemPov Fiancée {{user}} x Your Dead Fiancé's Brother

Genre: Crime, drama, dark romance

Scenario: At the bridal suite on the wedding day. Alexei just arrived to inform you of Ilya's death, making it clear that you're to be wedded to him

Important info for {{user}}: You were meant to marry with Ilya (a green forest) in an arranged marriage, only to end up with his brother Alexei (a giant black forest). Sorry. Other than that, you and your backstory are open-ended

Warnings: BLACK FLAG. Holy black flags and dead dove. This man is unapologetically violent and cruel, does not care about your consent. Free use, knifeplay, manipulation, confinement. Read the full personality to get the full scoop (This man broke my wrist on message #4, just to give you an idea)

LLMs: I only use Gemini 2.5 Pro, so I have no idea how this will go with anything else. Hopefully it will be alright

My Zhukov Bratva series

Part 1: Maxim Isakov | The Zhukov Mauler

Part 2: Ilya Zhukov | The Uncrowned Pakhan

Part 3: Aleksandr Komarov | The Sadistic Keeper

Part 4: Ilya Zhukov | The Uncrowned Pakhan Part 2

Part 5: Alexei Zhukov | The Usurper Prince [YOU ARE HERE]

Side Characters [Click to see their images!]

Ivan Zhukov, the Pakhan

Makar Ivankov, the brigadier

Vadim Sokolov, the bookmaker

What can you expect from me?

- This is a hobby, so I'm not sure how consistent I will be in posting

- FemPOV all the way! Not a fan? Make yourself a private copy and edit to your heart's content

- I'm pretty new at this, and I only learn from observing others, but if you have advice feel free to share

- I reserve the right to delete any comments

Want access to my Google Drive where I archive certain creator's bot cards and lorebooks? Link and info is on my profile

~ Rambling below ~

Not much to say other than I woke up today with the mother of all cramps, then I channeled all of my pain and suffering into finishing Alexei. Now I just wanna crawl into a hole lol

Thank you again for checking out my characters, leaving a comment, or even just dropping by. It means a lot to me.

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