Noelle I was sold to the Bratva Pakhan who ruined my family. Kholod Morozov—my father’s enemy, my forced husband, the man who stole my first kiss at gunpoint three years ago.
He caged me, dressed me in lingerie he chose, branded his name over my chest. And just when I mistook his rough aftercare for something real, He called me a liar and threw me aside for another woman So I ran.
Now I've built a quiet life under a new name. A small shop. A little boy with his eyes. Until my “deadliest mistake” kicks open my door, growls my real name, and refuses to leave. He fills my doorstep with luxuries, vows to protect me, begs for forgiveness— Fine. Let’s see if the Bratva King can start by changing his son’s diaper.
Kholod
They call me a Russian devil. A sadist. A monster. They’re right.
Three years ago, a trembling girl kissed me and saved me from death. I swore I'd find her. Own her. Then I marked Noelle as mine...and I broke her.
This time, I’ll earn my place on her leash— and repay every night she spent without me. But make no mistake, little angel— You can set the rules, crack the whip, make me kneel at your feet… In the dark, tied to my bed, You'll definitely beg for more.
I read it. The ending was the best part of the story. I think he was horrible. I think she had a problem also. I didn't approve of h being tortured. He beat her and he wasn't sorry until she escaped him.
TRIGGER WARNING. Not a Christmas book and the blurb is quite inaccurate which is frustrating. This book is very dark, it features non consent sex, rape, abuse, torture, and DV so BE WARNED. I have a hard time rating this book because it was 5 star for emotional angst, grit, and reader response to extreme events pulling a lot of emotions from me as I read it. And I went back over bk 3 times to really absorb it. I tried put myself in Noelle’s shoes and how I would handle her life. But there were quite a few detail mistakes and plot writings that were inconsistent with reality and how things would be if story was real. But also what Noelle experienced was horrendous and I don’t believe any woman who forgive a man for it and return to him even after all his grovelling. Trust would be gone and does a leopard really change its spots that much. Kholod was truly sadistic including weaponizing sex the very act of love a couple shares. Noelle saves kholod who was shot, as young woman then 3 yrs later is forced to marry him thinking she’s attending someone’s wedding then dragged to alter. Her mother selling her to pay debt. Her virginity is stripped away by this man obsessed with her because she saved him but also as pay back for thinking her father tried to kill him. Noelle is shocked to discover her body responds greatly to kholod against her wishes which causes a lot of turmoil for her as he uses that against her. As she resists him and his hold over her body, kholod gets more violent biting her repeatedly thru book drawing blood, then when one major bite starts to heal he forcibly restrains her and tattoos her breast marking her permanently as his property. He tries to buy her forgiveness for his behaviour with jewelry and designer clothes but she refuses all of it leaving him adrift on how to handle her. His mother and sister live in mansion too and treat her badly, coldly like she’s beneath them. He continues to tighten the reins on her life monitoring her communication and keeping her prisoner in house allowing one female friend. But that friend may not be what she seems. Misunderstandings continue to happen and kholod keeps jumping to conclusions without verifying any facts are true and punishes Noelle repeatedly hurting her many times when she’s innocent. After a extreme torture session where his behaviour is vile, for something kholod believes she did where she’s innocent again, He drives her to a mental break where she nearly dies when she realizes she’s pregnant and must get free. She forces herself to recover and plot her escape which happens finally. only after she’s gone does idiot sadistic kholod realize the truth and actually verify the evidence find she’s innocent and how he really feels about her too late. 2 yrs later he finds her sees she has a child, has come to realize how bad his treatment of her really was and want to beg for her forgiveness. But of course she’s terrified seeing him again, has ptsd trauma from the torture and an old friend he was always jealous of is there helping her since helping her escape. He must work to prove his regret and that he’s changed to try and get her forgiveness but she’s not going to accept it easily. Those kinds of wounds don’t heal just because he’s sorry so she makes him grovel, beg, work, bow and scrape every day giving up his pride trying to earn back a place in her life and he doesn’t know the baby is his although it’s pretty stupid he doesn’t realize immediately. Kholod finally has enough and decides to use their sexual connection to beg her for forgiveness and for another chance and although she responds to him against her will she refuses to give him the absolution he craves or the second chance he’s begging for. The old friend who’s been wanting her for himself snaps and tries to get her away at gunpoint from kholod one last time shooting him in the process and finally her walls crash down but she still won’t forgive him. She nurses him back to health admitting the baby is his but again tells him that just because he’s sorry for his actions it doesn’t heal her wounds. But kholod is a changed man and losing her for 2 yrs taught him a strong lesson. Now he will do whatever it takes to prove he loves her and will cherish her forever never again becoming the sadistic person he was before. Can Noelle ever forgive him and get beyond all the evil things he did to her in the past? Can he heal her heart and be the husband and father he should be? And how can she ever face going back to the mansion where so many painful memories linger? She’s torn between her trauma and her child’s right to have his father in his life unwilling to truly forgive him his crimes against her which leaves her in a quandary. Kholod will really have to work to prove he’s changed.
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Kholod is almost killed one Christmas Eve but a he had a angel save him and he only had a bracelet to remember her by!Noelle was his savor but she married him but she was scared and denseless,not really like by his mother or sister,Her life after she married Kholod was a living hell,like he was two different men,he was mild and then something would tick him off and he was like the devil and use and blame Noelle for everything,he took away her dreams and hopes.He had to approve everything, visits,shopping etc. When they would go to dinners or party's together and if he caught men looking at her,the men would end up with Bruse body parts or six feet under and usually Noelle would have to suffer too.This kept up until there was a plan of escape set in motion and with the help of Zoe and Lonzena she was able to escape and start a new life but a reminder of the old life with her.Two years went bye before Kholod found her and tried to take her back but she suffered too much by his hands and punished for things that she didn't have anything to do with. She all ready told Lonzena she would think about his offer when Kholod found her.This story was about greed,jealousy, pain tons of it.When I read the bonus part of this story Kholod was going by Holod so which was it or was it a misprint? Kholod went thru alot to get Noelle back but I feel that she didn't deserve any of what she was put thru especially since she tried to explain every time! He may of miss alot of Leo's life but he almost took his mother life more then once. I do like this author too!
This is the story of Noelle and Kohlod. She once saved his life, and she thought they were on to something later. But she was wrong. Through betrayal, he treated her so badly and cruelly. He abused her, bruised her, tortured her, completely destroyed her, and made her life a living hell. Luckily, one day she escapes and goes on the run. During that time, she continues to flee, with a stowaway. While she's on the run, he discovers that they have both been betrayed in the worst possible way, and does everything he can to find her and try to make up for the pain and the things he has done to her. He will do anything for it, but first he has to find her, find the guilty party, and hope she will return, or watch the woman he loved and destroyed walk away with his heart forever. I have to say this is a trigger warning: read the beginning carefully. If it's a trigger for you, don't read it, because it's quite intense.
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This book was something else. Not sure I’ve ever wanted to scream at a character so much in a book. The MMC is horrible and you’ll hate him. I don’t know what to call him because all through the book his name starts with a K but he tattoos his initials as HM and the in the bonus chapter she calls him a different name! There’s several oops things like this in the book. I read all 5 of these standalone stories and this was my least favorite. My fav is book 5.
She once saved him through a kiss, and he vowed to find her then he broke her is the worst way. Noelle moved on and had a child. When Kohlod finds out he was wrong, he goes in pursuit, but the damage was done. Will he be able to beg forgiveness and get back the woman who owns his heart. This action-packed story kept me glued to the pages.
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When Kholod is saved by a young woman he is determined to find her. Forcing a marriage to Noelle leaves her as his captive tgatbhe cannot resist. This storybwas dark and Triggering to some readers as the MMC is very possessive and at times forceful. Even though, this is a story of redemption by the end, it was a difficult story to read. However, it was an interesting book from the start.
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He tore her down, abused her, bruised her and made her life hell. He couldn’t let her go. She was finally able to run and for 2 years, he could not find her. He found they were both betrayed, but he had blamed her and hurt her. Now, the truth is out and he will grovel and do whatever he must to see if she will return.
Wow. This author really showed the darkness in this book. I enjoyed the storyline but was troubled with some content. Oh well it wouldn’t be a Bratva story if it didn’t have some darkness. Savior, sinner and rebirth is what this story entails. Read it and join this couples journey. You won’t be disappointed. Enjoy!
Whoa, this book was way darker than my usual pick, but I couldn't put it down! The plot was so wild, I just kept flipping pages until I finished the whole thing.
Loved Kholod and Noelle as main characters! This is at times quote dark and very spicy. A really good read if you love mafia men who make lots of mistakes!