Velvet Steel (The Velvet Empire)

Katya Volkov was born into the Bratva and raised to survive it. Cold, cunning, and lethal, she rules her world with an iron fist—and a velvet touch.

Lev Morozov was raised in darkness, the heir to a brutal empire. But one stolen night with Katya changed everything.

Now their secret has sparked a war. Bloodlines are colliding. Families are falling. And in a world where love is a weakness, Katya and Lev will risk everything to protect what’s theirs—even if it burns the Bratva to the ground.