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Debt of Protection: A M/M Mafia Arranged Marriage Omegaverse Mpreg Romance
Sold to pay his father's debts. Married to survive. But love was never part of the deal.
When Alex's father sells him to the ruthless mafia boss Ilya Orlov to settle a gambling debt, Alex expects brutality. What he gets is far more protection, respect, and a husband who insists on giving him choices he never thought he'd have.
Ilya saved Alex from a monster, but the arrangement was supposed to be business—nothing more. Yet as they work side by side, as Alex proves himself invaluable to Ilya's empire, the walls between them start to crumble. And when Alex's heat strikes, biology ignites something neither of them can deny.
But their enemies won't let them have peace. Viktor Kozlov, the brutal alpha who wanted Alex first, declares war. Bodies pile up. Threats escalate. And when Alex discovers he's pregnant, the stakes become impossible—not just his life, but their unborn child's future hangs in the balance.
As violence closes in and Alex is taken by their worst enemy, Ilya will burn the city to ash to get him back. Because this stopped being an arrangement long ago.
A scorching omegaverse romance featuring a reluctant arranged marriage, a possessive mafia alpha, hard-won trust, and an omega who refuses to be anything less than an equal partner. With explicit heat scenes, male pregnancy, and a happily ever after.
When Alex's father sells him to the ruthless mafia boss Ilya Orlov to settle a gambling debt, Alex expects brutality. What he gets is far more protection, respect, and a husband who insists on giving him choices he never thought he'd have.
Ilya saved Alex from a monster, but the arrangement was supposed to be business—nothing more. Yet as they work side by side, as Alex proves himself invaluable to Ilya's empire, the walls between them start to crumble. And when Alex's heat strikes, biology ignites something neither of them can deny.
But their enemies won't let them have peace. Viktor Kozlov, the brutal alpha who wanted Alex first, declares war. Bodies pile up. Threats escalate. And when Alex discovers he's pregnant, the stakes become impossible—not just his life, but their unborn child's future hangs in the balance.
As violence closes in and Alex is taken by their worst enemy, Ilya will burn the city to ash to get him back. Because this stopped being an arrangement long ago.
A scorching omegaverse romance featuring a reluctant arranged marriage, a possessive mafia alpha, hard-won trust, and an omega who refuses to be anything less than an equal partner. With explicit heat scenes, male pregnancy, and a happily ever after.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 26, 2025
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February 1, 2026
This is ”written” by AI author.
January 28, 2026
Ok...so this is probably the third or so novel of hers I've read and it's all the same basic plot. Poor/in debt omega gets involved with some mafia don or other (Russian, Italian, etc), omega proves himself invaluable to the organization, someone kidnaps the omega, alpha mafia don rescues him, the end (may or may not be pregnant at some point). The plot is predictable on top of that and some characters' actions make no sense (how the villain in this one was so obsessed with having Alex, the omega, to the point that he started a war to get him-just because Ilya had gotten him first and he wanted to possess him in order to break him). Why would he blow up his own organization just for one omega? Another issue I have with this author is that she seems to have about 10 or so male names that she knows are common in Italian or Russian households. There were two (maybe three? one may've died) Sergeis, two Mikhails, and two Viktors in this one. It made it hard to keep up with who's who. And then you meet Ilya's Aunt Katya-and Ilya and Alex are also naming their baby girl Katya. I mean, it's confusing. She also has multiple characters with the same name in her other novels that make it hard to keep up with who's who.
February 26, 2026
Alex owns my whole heart--this book killed me. it hurt how Alex was sold by his father, and he was expecting the worst. And then he got Ilya, who wanted to give him all the choices he had never had before. I loved how Ilya wanted him to feel safe in all things and always made sure to ask him before he did anything. I love how he assured Alex that he would always have choices and Ilya would never take anything by force.
I liked how Alex started working on Ilya's books and rooted out inefficiencies and traitors. I liked how he made himself useful to the business and how the others started seeing him as more than the omega their boss had bought. I liked how Alex proved himself. I loved how he and Ilya worked in the office together and slowly got to know one another and how Alex started trusting Ilya.
It killed me how Viktor started a war over Alex and wanted him back. I loved how Ilya was never going to let that happen. I'm not sure why Alex believed his dad's story about an aunt and cousin he had never even heard of before... And it was super confusing that basically everyone in this book shared the same five names. Not sure what that was about, except that it constantly left me very confused.
But I loved Alex and Ilya and everything about them and their relationship and how they shared Alex's heat and had a little girl. They were so cute and sweet and I died over Ilya being the mafia boss he was known to be, killing to get to his mate.
I liked how Alex started working on Ilya's books and rooted out inefficiencies and traitors. I liked how he made himself useful to the business and how the others started seeing him as more than the omega their boss had bought. I liked how Alex proved himself. I loved how he and Ilya worked in the office together and slowly got to know one another and how Alex started trusting Ilya.
It killed me how Viktor started a war over Alex and wanted him back. I loved how Ilya was never going to let that happen. I'm not sure why Alex believed his dad's story about an aunt and cousin he had never even heard of before... And it was super confusing that basically everyone in this book shared the same five names. Not sure what that was about, except that it constantly left me very confused.
But I loved Alex and Ilya and everything about them and their relationship and how they shared Alex's heat and had a little girl. They were so cute and sweet and I died over Ilya being the mafia boss he was known to be, killing to get to his mate.
March 3, 2026
While I did enjoy the story concept, it was shallow and rushed, and I'm pretty sure it was written by AI. There was a lot of repetitive statements, and there were even a few instances of a character switch in the middle of a scene, where the scene started off with it being one person, and ended with it being an entirely different person.
January 29, 2026
4.5 Stars -Quick and Lovely
This was fast-paced yet balanced, and we didn't linger on any one element of the story. A few things that niggled at me were the name, having more than one character with the same name is just a no.
This was going soo well until yeah amma call it stupid, until Alex became predictable by believing his father's lie I mean this man sold you only to end up in the same situation he betrayed you for, you know your family line so why the heck would a sudden cousin come from nowhere AND only then did you think about the safety of your baby!
I'm all for love but Ilya dude you are the head of your criminal empire why the heck would you risk your husband and child on a lie you KNEW for a fact was a lie!!!!! Like come on man! Sure it was a way for drama but again it was too predictable and unwise.
With all that being said I really enjoyed this and I'm slowly becoming a fan of the omegaverse genre. The writing is so smooth and sensual that you feel like you're a part of every scene.
This was fast-paced yet balanced, and we didn't linger on any one element of the story. A few things that niggled at me were the name, having more than one character with the same name is just a no.
This was going soo well until yeah amma call it stupid, until Alex became predictable by believing his father's lie I mean this man sold you only to end up in the same situation he betrayed you for, you know your family line so why the heck would a sudden cousin come from nowhere AND only then did you think about the safety of your baby!
I'm all for love but Ilya dude you are the head of your criminal empire why the heck would you risk your husband and child on a lie you KNEW for a fact was a lie!!!!! Like come on man! Sure it was a way for drama but again it was too predictable and unwise.
With all that being said I really enjoyed this and I'm slowly becoming a fan of the omegaverse genre. The writing is so smooth and sensual that you feel like you're a part of every scene.
February 20, 2026
First Book with an Alpha and Omega....a little confused, but I like it.
I'm a romance girly, but I haven't gotten into books outside the norm yet. This was definitely my first one, but I think it was a good gateway drug. I was a little confused by the terminology and quite frankly some of the anatomy, but you know what it worked. at the end of the day two people fell in love.
The MMCs came together in an unconventional way. I was definitely not a fan of how they came together, but I was all for how they ended.Ilya was kind and respectful from the beginning and gave Alex the time that he needed to really grasp the situation. Total fan of that! The book was short, but the author did a good job of creating a slow burn. and of course there's a happy ending. I would definitely recommend it.
I'm a romance girly, but I haven't gotten into books outside the norm yet. This was definitely my first one, but I think it was a good gateway drug. I was a little confused by the terminology and quite frankly some of the anatomy, but you know what it worked. at the end of the day two people fell in love.
The MMCs came together in an unconventional way. I was definitely not a fan of how they came together, but I was all for how they ended.Ilya was kind and respectful from the beginning and gave Alex the time that he needed to really grasp the situation. Total fan of that! The book was short, but the author did a good job of creating a slow burn. and of course there's a happy ending. I would definitely recommend it.
March 2, 2026
Overall enjoyable. The writing wasn’t terrible at all, I was very surprised because usually with Mpreg they’re ridiculously fast paced and incoherent mostly but not this one. Easy to follow, great pace and I did love both characters. However, there is a LOT of repetitive statements and even some side characters had the same name which was VERY confusing when one was kind of a plot point. Such a small thing but definitely kept my thoughts straying from the story to “Wait, I’ve read this before” or “I thought this character did THIS? Were they different people??”
February 12, 2026
This seems like it was written in AI. There were multiple uses of the same name for various people. It became comical. The father was named Victor. The bad guy was named Victor. There was an Aunt Katya and then a reference to the mother possibly also being Katya, and then they decided to name their baby Katya. There is more than one Sergei, there are two Dimitri’s I mean, come on.
January 11, 2026
good light read
I love mafia books and this one was cute, I like that it was insta love or the main characters didn’t magically like each other at first sight. A good light read but not a lot of depth so depends on what your looks for. I would probably read again.
I love mafia books and this one was cute, I like that it was insta love or the main characters didn’t magically like each other at first sight. A good light read but not a lot of depth so depends on what your looks for. I would probably read again.
February 11, 2026
Good
I love a good mafia story with a baby and happy ending. While it has a touch of the same storyline as another of her books, financial whiz, etc. it is still a goid read and enjoyable story.
I love a good mafia story with a baby and happy ending. While it has a touch of the same storyline as another of her books, financial whiz, etc. it is still a goid read and enjoyable story.
February 20, 2026
This book delivered everything I want from a mafia omegaverse: high stakes, intense arranged marriage tension, and a possessive alpha who slowly reveals real depth.
It was dark, gripping, and completely binge-worthy. Read those warnings!!
It was dark, gripping, and completely binge-worthy. Read those warnings!!
February 23, 2026
Names
It would have been better if most of the names had been unique. I'm pretty sure that other than the main couple, Yuri, and Galina, all the other first names were used at least two times. Some were used three times.
It would have been better if most of the names had been unique. I'm pretty sure that other than the main couple, Yuri, and Galina, all the other first names were used at least two times. Some were used three times.
January 12, 2026
TSTL plot point at end. Ugly book cover.
January 27, 2026
Dee's Grade: B-
I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
January 31, 2026
wow. ok.
January 31, 2026
It was a pretty ok novel but the unoriginal and repetitive uses of the same names was a little bit exhausting. Pretty sure a quick Google search could’ve helped with the name issue.
February 10, 2026
A delicious enemies-to-lovers mafia romance with lots of spice, an expected level of violence, and a lot of surprising sweetness.
February 16, 2026
Great Story
I loved the story. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because multiple characters had the same name and it was a little confusing.
I loved the story. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because multiple characters had the same name and it was a little confusing.
February 17, 2026
loved it
I loved this book. Again,new author to me and I’m just continuing borrowing books as soon as I finished one. Great characters.
I loved this book. Again,new author to me and I’m just continuing borrowing books as soon as I finished one. Great characters.
February 23, 2026
A really cute read.
February 25, 2026
🌶️:3/5
It’s like a horribly written Wattpad novel. A lot was going on but none of the shit made sense 😭😂.
It’s like a horribly written Wattpad novel. A lot was going on but none of the shit made sense 😭😂.
February 27, 2026
4+
I really am loving this world. I couldn't put it down. Look forward to more from this author. Check this out
I really am loving this world. I couldn't put it down. Look forward to more from this author. Check this out
March 5, 2026
A gangster type read, rather predicable but still an enjoyable story with a nice mixture of love and hate, good and bad, with a sweet ending.
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