The Bratva’s Weakness by Cassi Hart

James

I‘ve inherited the family business –

Yeah, exactly, that kind. The kind you can’t just walk away from.

So instead, I’m trying to make it legitimate.

When I hop in the car of a complete stranger,

that’s when I realize how much I need to change.

Because in order to keep Allie safe, in order to keep her mine,

I need to rewrite the rules.

But other players in the game don’t agree.

And in my line of work, that doesn’t mean you’re out…

that means you’re dead.

Allie

I can’t believe I picked up a complete stranger at the airport!

In my defense, he didn’t really object.

As I get to know James, and he offers me a job to help

with my impending financial doom,

I thank the universe it was him I picked up.

Because as I spend my days with him,

I realize he’s so much more than his family name.

And as I fall in love with him, I start to think I’m the luckiest girl alive.

But what I should have been thinking

is how can James and I survive in a world

of shady phone calls, cutthroat deals, and looking over our shoulders?

I’m not sure we can.