by Lalisa·Translated by Novel AI Studio
In the gilded cage of Istanbul's criminal underworld, Alev is a cold, brilliant weapon. After her family's betrayal left her emotionally numb, she built a fortress around her heart, relying on her razor-sharp intellect to survive. But when a high-stakes heist goes bloody wrong, she is captured by Nikolai Volkov, the ruthless heir of the Russian Bratva. Nikolai is everything she fears: unpredictable, lethal, and utterly obsessed with breaking her icy resolve. To survive, Alev enters a deadly game of espionage, pretending to serve him while secretly plotting his downfall. As they travel from the historic streets of Turkey to the frozen dumas of Russia, the lines between hatred and desire blur. Amidst sudden betrayals, brutal turf wars, and suffocating tension, Alev must decide if she can outsmart a monster without becoming one himself. In this world, love is a weakness that gets you killed, and playing with fire always ends in ashes.
