Sinful Promises by Ava Gray

I fled to Moscow to escape my failures,

never imagining I’d fall for my damnation instead.

Maksim Antonov—controlled, dangerous, untouchable—

a Bratva king who lives in shadows.

He shouldn’t want a broken American girl.

I shouldn’t crave a man shaped by violence.

But his promises slide beneath my skin,

dark, intoxicating, impossible to ignore.

“You’re mine,” he says like it’s a vow and a warning.

His touch claims me. His world traps me.

And loving a Pakhan teaches me one brutal truth—

everything comes with a price.

When his enemies strike, everything burns.

I’m forced to flee with bullets at my back,

carrying a secret that could destroy him.

Weeks later, I learn I’m pregnant.

When I call Moscow, they tell me he’s dead.

I build a quiet life for my son—alone.

Until a violent crash shatters everything…

and the past comes for us both.

Because Maksim Antonov isn’t dead.

He’s found us.

And now he knows he has a son.

He isn’t just a king anymore—

he’s a father who wants what’s his.

And I have to choose:

run again… or trust the most dangerous single dad in the Bratva.