Ilia Porter is Chechen mob boss Mikhail Kadyrovs greatest treasure. After leaving home at eighteen to escape his verbally abusive father, beautiful, selfish Ilia has lived with Mikhail, proud of his ability to bring such a powerful man to his knees to worship. But when Ilias father, a police captain, kills Mikhail in a raid, Ilias world falls apart.Entering to pick up the pieces is Mikhails younger brother, Nickimpulsive, power-hungry, and dangerous. When Nick tells Ilia hes taking everything that belonged to Mikhailincluding IliaIlia is too lost in grief to fight. Nick holds Ilia prisoner in the apartment Ilia once shared with Mikhail and grooms him for a very important mission: to kill Ilias father and avenge Mikhails death.Ilia wants no part in the plot, but being Nicks ally is preferable to being Nicks victim, so he begins to warp himself into the monster Nick wants him to be. Hope arrives when Nick takes another captive: Patrick, a shy massage therapist whos stronger than he seems. Patrick and Ilia must join forces to escape Nickand to keep each other whole as Nick does everything in his power to break them.