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The Captive Contract

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He swore I’d be safe… He lied.

I sold myself to a possessive Russian mafia boss in exchange for a second chance.
I was desperate, and Ax is the type of guy who takes pleasure in exploiting weakness.
He sensed my vulnerability and pounced like the powerful beast that he is.

Now, I’m captive to a contract, forced to obey a jealous master.
And he’s determined to dominate me in every possible way.
My body isn’t enough for him.
He wants my soul.

But I have a secret, one that I won’t be able to hide for much longer.
I’m pregnant, and when he finds out who it belongs to, the entire city is going to burn…

If you like age gaps, surprise pregnancies, troubled heroines, and filthy rich dominant alphas, then this standalone dark mafia romance is for you.

158 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2020

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Bella King

124 books348 followers
I write romance.

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615 reviews8 followers
October 22, 2020
Good

This is a first time reading this author
It was a good read
Had some grammar errors but I can overloook that
The Hero in the book kinda did a 180 in the end and it threw me off alil with how he reacted to the heroines news for him.
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9,119 reviews50 followers
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October 15, 2020
Robyn was desperate for a second chance so she sold herself to Ax, a Russian mafia boss. What will happen when he discovers she is pregnant. Fast-paced dark mafia read with loads of drama, suspense and steam. Great characters with intense chemistry, lots of emotion. I was hooked from beginning to end. I loved it!
1,476 reviews20 followers
March 21, 2021
This is a book that will surprise and enchant you until the very end!
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Robyn was at the lowest point of her life, disbarred as a doctor for operating under the influence of drugs, broke, and swimming in debt. She had nowhere to turn until a sudden phone call late at night changed her life forever. It was in response to a job that she applied for earlier that morning. It was perfect for her, and she was invited to come for an interview an hour later. Ax was a large, formidable man. He demanded a lot from his future employee but was prepared to pay well as a result. She knew it would be stupid to refuse. She was to be his personal assistant, on-call twenty-four hours a day, obey his every command and refer to him as Sir. Of course, Robyn agreed that she never had a choice and signed a contract for ten years of service. I found this book an interesting and compelling read. Robyn was used to being in charge and was not backward in commenting on Ax's unprofessional behavior. Ax was not used to having his actions questioned but enjoyed taunting her with his demands. He had been attracted to her from the start but needed to know if she was up to the challenge of working for a mafia man. This book is violent, and at times gruesome. Every challenge Ax confronted her with she endured and overcame. It became a deadly game between them with chemistry that was undeniable. This is a book that will surprise and enchant you until the very end!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
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7,177 reviews70 followers
October 15, 2020
✳️✳️ONE DARK AND TWISTED RIDE✳️✳️
Dark & gritty! Bella brought the down walls with this dark decadent wild ride, hanging the curves and slipping the rails, keeping you riveted on a razors edge and frozen to your seat, catapulting this gem to staggering heights. Adjusting boundaries and bent limitations are heightened and skewered, igniting a fierce surge of determination with such intensity and vigor, wrapping this baby up sleek, shiny and tight. Caught in a nightmare of deadly drama, perilous intrigue, damning secrets, escalating danger and spiraling suspense, negotiating through the cunning manipulations of vicious iniquity and heinous deeds, wrapping this baby up sleek shiny and tight. The attraction and chemistry collides with such intensity, drawing you deeper until you feel the electrifying hum running rampant through your veins, blasting this hot little number to life flawlessly. The characters, interactions and charged atmosphere along with relatable qualities and individual traits, adding depth and diversity, transforming into outstanding personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and vivid descriptions so rich and lively it creating a majestic backdrop that feels as though you were transported to ground zero with them. Remarkable job Bella, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
8,805 reviews63 followers
October 15, 2020
Robin's life is anything but great shes spiraling down in debt, but she is trying to  make the most of it and pick her self back up starting with job hunting, when a new job posting calls to her for a PA she jumps at the chance unaware its going g to change her life forever. Ax is in need of a new PA after the last one betrayed him. When he first meets Robyn he knows more about her than she could imagine, and finds her perfect for the roll. Robyn should have known the job was not going g to be a normal PA when she has to sign the contract with her blood but shes desperate for the money. With his men and shipments mysteriously disappearing he needs to find out what's going on in his organisation, bringing Robyn along with him leads to something more than a professional relationship between them. But can they trust each other enough to save them? Well written mafia romance, with a good story plot with action, romance, suspense and more!

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5,039 reviews56 followers
October 16, 2020
Completely and utterly taken captive by this story! It was EVERYTHING!!! SO MUCH ALPHA! Do you ever pick up a book knowing exactly what you’re going to read? You think, “This is going to be a (enter qualifiers here)” and then you start reading and realize you were one hundred percent, right? The addition starts with the book cover….yeah…yeah…yeah don’t judge a book by its cover they say within the first chapters you get the panoramic view of whom you’re dealing with!
Alpha ....check
Alpha's Kryptonit ...check....check and check
By the time you’ve figured out what's going on, you’re already hooked, and you may as well give up the fight and prepare yourself for an all-nighter!
Can’t say I didn’t warn you.
There were parts where I laughed, I screamed, I cheered, and possibly flipped through every emotion possible. It was an absolute wild ride from the beginning to the end. Robyn was a doc. Banned from the medical world, all the years wasted in school to become a doc. ruined and in so much debt her life was on a downward spiral and she really had no way out. Ax the Mafia boss offered her a job doing whatever needed when he needed it including warming a bath towel for him while he was in the shower but what he didn’t take into account was how strong Robyn really was as he didn’t have the ability to feel (or so we thought), he was manipulative and trick her into serving him for ten years and there is no regard to right, wrong and he went into this with the mind set of toying with his new toy and never making a connections but oh boy was he wrong because his Robyn was stronger and more of a Mafia queen then he gave her credit for and she proved him wrong at every turn so did she turn him enough to have feeling and boy he ending I expected and didn’t expect it at the same time so will these two find HEA?

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11.6k reviews49 followers
October 21, 2020
Some things I liked and some not so much

I have read and enjoyed a number of books by Bella King. With The Captive Contract I had a harder time getting into the story. Sure there were some interesting, dark and sexy parts. I mean Ax is a dark, complicated and somewhat bloodthirsty mafia boss....but he is still handsome, built, sexy and has that oh so difficult to resist dangerous vibe to him. Robyn on the other hand acts much more helpless and is a complete wreck, both emotionally and financially. Thus while Robyn is vulnerable Ax swoops in and takes advantage in more ways than one.
For me by the end I was really sitting on the fence not sure if I liked or hated this story. So after sitting with it for a few days I decided that there were some things that I liked and some things that I did not....so down the middle is my rating for this book.

I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
531 reviews1 follower
January 1, 2022
This was really disappointing.

I didn’t click download for this reason, but if you’re here for the “secret baby”— it’s hardly a plot device. And has 0 conflict whatsoever.

This book spent way too long on their 1 month together, which they spent apart.

I give props to the author for the gore-y scenes, they were graphic.

The Hero was incredibly unrealistic, and does a complete 180 after the heroine asks (@ around 80%) abt his future with a wife and kids etc. and it wasn’t even romantic. And not justified; what made him soften up?!?!?!

The ending was poorly executed and honestly, should’ve happened sooner (based off what was revealed in the blurb). It relied way to much on the epilogue to wrap things up.

ALSO???? We don’t even get to see their first “I love you”‘s???????


What kind of romance was this?!? I feel like it’s so incomplete, where are the important chapters??
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878 reviews37 followers
August 29, 2022
This was really disappointing.

I didn’t click download for this reason, but if you’re here for the “secret baby”— it’s hardly a plot device. And has 0 conflict whatsoever.

This book spent way too long on their 1 month together, which they spent apart.

I give props to the author for the gore-y scenes, they were graphic.

The Hero was incredibly unrealistic, and does a complete 180 after the heroine asks (@ around 80%) abt his future with a wife and kids etc. and it wasn’t even romantic. And not justified; what made him soften up?!?!?!

The ending was poorly executed and honestly, should’ve happened sooner (based off what was revealed in the blurb). It relied way to much on the epilogue to wrap things up.

ALSO???? We don’t even get to see their first “I love you”‘s???????


What kind of romance was this?!? I feel like it’s so incomplete, where are the important chapters??
1,263 reviews11 followers
October 15, 2020
3 1/2 Stars

Robyn’s character and backstory wasn’t very complimentary as her depression and hopelessness was quite a downer.
Banned from the medical community, her career ruined, and bogged down by immense debt, Robyn was barely existing when she started working for Mafia boss Ax.
Ax’s cold bloodthirsty and murderous personality was over the top awful. Devoid of feelings, a manipulative user with seemingly limitless power with no regard to right, wrong, or loyalty, Ax steam rolled into Robyn’s life with no concern for her.
While well written and satisfying as a Mafia read, I didn’t like the way Robyn was just another piece of property he toyed with. I never really felt the connection between them and it was a stretch in the way he turned around at the end professing his love.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
944 reviews2 followers
October 18, 2020
Action packed with lots of suspense and betrayal that comes from an unexpected source. Good story line and characters with depth and development. Robyn needs a job to get out from under the mountains of debt she finds herself in, she is an emotional mess and out of desperation she makes a deal and signs a contract with the devil, mafia boss Ax. From the beginning they clash, he regards her as property and wants her obedience while she digs her heels in and wants and need her independence and freedom. I loved how strong Robyn was and even though Ax manipulated her and owns her for ten years, she still turns his life upside down and pretty soon he can't imagine life without her. It took me a while to like both characters but they do grow on you and you end up liking them and rooting for them.

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5,468 reviews23 followers
October 18, 2020
The Captive Contract by Bella King is an engaging,intriguing,dark,intense filled with action,suspense and danger to put you on edge while reading.a romantic suuspense story of Ax and Robyn..Ax is an Russian mob,a manipulative,dangerous and down right evil..Robyn is a strong woman,a hot mess,Banned from the medical community and her carrer ruined?she need a job fast because she have a mountain of debts nedd to pay.Out of desperation she makes a deal and signs a contract with a mafia boss, Ax the devil,He's the type of guy who takes pleasure in exploiting weakness.He sensed the vulnerability and pounced like the powerful beast that he is.Now, a captive to a contract and forced to obey,And he’s determined to dominate her in every possible way.

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341 reviews21 followers
October 19, 2020
The book was okay. Ax is a ruthless leader of mafia who hires Robyn as his new PA. One bad surgery made Robyn leave the surgeon career. Big amounts of debts leads her to the job as Ax’s assistant.
The storyline of the book was good, for me the second half of the book was a little bit rushed. But after all I enjoyed it.
I just couldn’t connect with the the character of Robyn, Ax treated her really harshly, but she didn’t to anything to leave the job, because it paid good money. Nearing the end of the book, I started to connect with her, but it wasn’t enough for me to like her as a character.
Ax is a typical alpha-male, who stops at nothing when it comes to get what he wants. He’s brutal, savage, mafia-leader.

The book was packed with so much action and suspense that I really like.
If you like dark, mafia romances with alpha-male hero and a lot of action, it’s a book right for you.
1,577 reviews
October 15, 2020
Robyn is in desperate need for a job. After losing her medical license she is facing a mountain of debt. Ax is a powerful and ruthless man. He needs a new PA after his was "terminated ". Ruth thinks she has found the perfect job but after reading the contract and signing in blood she realized she might have made a deal with the Devil.

Good Read. The characters were well defined. The story was good but I didn't see how they fell in love. They didn't spend enough time together to develop a relationship.

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2,267 reviews2 followers
October 17, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this dar read. I, love dark mafia romance lately and this is right up at the top of my list. The story is about Ax and Robyn. Ax is a cold blooded, murderer, mafia boss who decides he can’t live without Robyn and pursues her mercilessly. He only cares about getting her, not the cost to her or her feelings. Both characters were intense and had sizzling chemistry. This is a page turner and one you can’t put down. I found the story quite captivating and I read non-stop til I was done at the wee hours.

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6,577 reviews35 followers
October 24, 2020
A captivating fast pace dark read! An extremely entertaining, interesting, and engaging page turner that will draw you in from the first page and hold you captivated until the end! It is well written, emotionally deep, and compelling with suspense, drama, danger, secrets, steam, and twists and turns. The characters you will root for, they are strong, sassy, and amazing; the chemistry between them is explosive. A recommended read!

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1,697 reviews
October 15, 2020
I love a good mafia romance were the guy is rough around the edges. Ax was very much like that in this story. Older mafia king trying to hide his feelings behind a wall of indifference. Robyn was a mess, not even sure she comprehend the risks she took on when she signed his contract. But as the right began to uncover the truth to the missing shipments and runners, there relationship grew, even though both of them hadn't realised it.

913 reviews6 followers
October 15, 2020
Bella King keeps out doing herself. Robyn's life is falling apart and she does not see an end in sight. Ax needs a good assistant, and Robyn needs a job. It should be a match made in heaven, but it does have a rocky start. This book has twists and turns an backstabbing. This was a quick read, but a great one.

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6,168 reviews58 followers
October 16, 2020
There is nothing like a deep dark mafia story. This story will keep you intrigues and reading till the very end. There is dark drama, twists and turns, action, and passion. The characters are head strong, feisty, gritty and keep you in the story with them. Ax's is a cold murderous bloodthirsty mafia boss. He ends up pursuing Robyn with little or no concern for her feeling or her life. A great story to read. I received an ARC copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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580 reviews3 followers
October 17, 2020
This is another super interesting mafia romance. I love the older mafia don slowly falling in love and trying to be so indifferent to Robyn. Two very good and complex characters and with the added suspense and intrigue, make for a very good read. Passion personified with these two. I recommend this and all of Bella’s other books.


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3,408 reviews19 followers
October 18, 2020
The Captive Contract is the story of Robyn, who is down on her luck and contracts to work for Ax, and Ax, an older alpha Bratva boss who considers her to be his own property. This dark and intriguing book will keep you on the edge of your seat with its suspenseful plot which has mafia violence, independent characters, and a dark twisted romance.

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4,152 reviews31 followers
October 25, 2020
The author took me on a rollercoaster of emotions in this book. It’s one of those books that’s impossible to put down once you start reading it, the just another page going over and over in my head until I had read the entire book. The plot, the characters are all well developed and brilliant to read.

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3,768 reviews12 followers
October 28, 2020
Oh what a contract, a deal with the devil! What was Robyn thinking when she signed on for years with the most dangerous man? They’re characters clashes but in a exciting way. Ax wants her and he has no problem taking and demanding it from her. She’s in debt but she’s strong to. This is an exciting story.

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1,484 reviews7 followers
November 13, 2020
Ax hes older ruthless intimidating and ruff around the edges Robyn has mad some mistakes and her newest one is signing a contract with Ax for years she has to do everything he says she rebels he doesn't like it danger and heat.


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502 reviews4 followers
October 16, 2020
I love mafia romances! I enjoyed reading this book. Ax is your typical mob boss who loves the power he has. It was great to see how Robyn changed his life little by little. King made the chemistry between the two a natural connection.
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254 reviews
May 5, 2021
Likable bad guy, with murder on his mind

This is a fast paced, page turning story. There is a spark between them that threatens to become a raging fire. This author is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I read this book in a day. I’ve read 3 of her books in a row. HEA
1,588 reviews18 followers
October 20, 2020
Ax & Robyn

Robyn need a job an Ax needed a personal assistant . That how they meet. But it's more than that, and a fine story about two people.
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24.1k reviews19 followers
October 24, 2020
I enjoyed Ax & Robin's book. It was an intriguing read. I received a free copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
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