Gamble with Me by Sissi Grandeur

After discovering that her husband lost all their money, Valeria makes a life-changing decision and is determined to leave him. However, she doesn’t expect him to forbid her from taking their daughter with her. Valeria stays in a loveless relationship only because of her baby girl, but her life worsens when her once caring husband turns into a violent monster.

Zyon Zhumagulov is everything an actual crime lord should be. He’s dangerous, violent, and ruthless, and he never cared for the consequences of his actions. As the head of an infamous crime family, he is a bloodthirsty alpha male who stops at nothing to reach his goal. And when his eyes land on the gorgeous manager in a casino, the terrifying hunt will start.

Zyon
Valeria Kellerman was a cutie and a stunning beauty, but I would never admit to anyone that she had made an impression and impact on my stone-cold heart, similar to a nuclear bomb in Nagasaki.
Even my sleep-deprived brain knew that if the rock in my chest started beating faster, looking into those wide grey-blue eyes, it was weird at best.
Nothing could bring me to life, but the redhead goddess who had just left was very close to waking up that stupid thing with feelings and emotions from a years-long slumber.

Valeria
Zyon Zhumagulov was like a fist, punched straight in the middle of the face. He was shocking and frightening, creepy and scary like he just walked out of some freak show; one glance into his sinister eyes could probably make me pee myself.
But at the same time, I found him oddly mesmerizing. I felt weird tingling in my stomach, traveling through my entire body, poisoning my cells, nerves, and thoughts.
He was like a dragon, ready to breathe fire and destroy everyone and everything in his path, yet maybe, just maybe, we were lucky enough, and he honored us with his presence because he was in a good mood.

Author’s note: The book Gamble with Me is dark and contains heavy themes and scenes. Please check your triggers.