Midnight Reckoning: a Dark Mafia Obsession Forbidden Romance

He didn’t ask for permission. He took what he needed—and she was exactly what he needed.When Elara Vesper’s brother gambles away a debt to the Russian Bratva, she makes an impossible choice: her freedom for his life. Nikolai Volkov, the ruthless Pakhan of Chicago, offers a deal. She will work for him—deciphering the coded ledgers of his criminal empire, locked away in his penthouse fortress, completely at his mercy.It’s a transaction, nothing more. Twenty-five months of servitude to save her brother’s life.But Nikolai Volkov is not a man who deals in simple transactions. He is a man who collects what he desires, and from the moment Elara walks through his door, he is obsessed. Her sharp mind. Her quiet defiance. The way her fear mingles with a courage he has never encountered before. She is a puzzle he cannot solve, a prisoner he cannot control, and an obsession that threatens to consume him.Locked in the penthouse above Chicago, where the city glitters like scattered diamonds below, Elara discovers the man behind the monster. She sees the boy who listened to storms, the man who plays Chopin in the dead of night, the Pakhan who carries the weight of his empire on shoulders already burdened by ghosts. And she begins to understand that the real danger isn’t the one who holds her captive—it’s the way she’s starting to want to stay.As coded secrets unravel and forbidden lines blur, Nikolai and Elara find themselves on the edge of a blade. A reckoning is coming, one that will demand everything from both of them. Because love in the dark underworld is never simple. It is possessive, obsessive, and absolutely lethal.This is a story of a man and a woman who found each other in the shadows and discovered that sometimes, the darkest obsessions burn with the brightest flames.Perfect for readers who love:✓ Dark, obsessive mafia anti-heroes✓ Captive romance with forbidden chemistry✓ Russian Bratva organized crime✓ Forced proximity that becomes passion✓ Possessive, controlling love interests✓ Emotional depth in dark settings✓ Epic, hard-won happy endings