When ex-ballet star Madeleine Aubert in Paris, stumbles into the deadly world of the Mafia, her life spins out of control. Witnessing a brutal murder, she tries to stop it—only to find herself face-to-face with Viktor Kuznetsov, a merciless Mafia lord. Though Viktor wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger, suspicion ignites. He believes Madeleine might have ties to his most dangerous rival, Moscow Radimov.

But Madeleine is no spy, just a terrified dancer now living in the shadow of two warring crime lords. Moscow Radimov doesn’t care—he presses a gun to her ribs, demanding answers about the dead boy she barely knew. When he leaves, he makes her a promise: he’ll be back.

Every day, Madeleine lives in the grip of fear, until one fateful encounter with Viktor Kuznetsov changes everything. In a fiery confrontation, she unleashes her anger at him—and to her shock, Viktor is drawn to her fire. Her courage intrigues him, and her sharp tongue stirs something dangerous within him.

In a world of crime, power, and betrayal, Viktor falls for the one woman unafraid to stand up to him. But as Madeleine becomes the target of both Viktor’s rivals and his affections, she realizes escaping this deadly game might cost her more than she’s prepared to lose. 







THE MAFIA LORD'S BALLERINA

VIKTOR'S POV
I didn’t move. I couldn’t.
The door had clicked shut behind Bonnie with the force of a slamming finality. Madeleine’s sobs still echoed in my ears, despite the silence that settled in the room around me. I stared at the closed door like it was going to open again, like maybe, just may...

TWENTY ONE