The Watcher’s Bride by Aria Ray

First, I stalked from the shadows.

Then I stepped into the light—with a ring and a lie.

She was supposed to be a task.

Just confirm if the Irish mob princess was fit to marry my uncle, the Pakhan.

But the moment I laid eyes on her, something cracked.

Soft. Haunted. Beautiful.

She was running from monsters…

And I became the worst one.

I should’ve walked away. Reported back. Let the deal play out.

Instead, I watched.

It started small—following her, lurking in the shadows, making sure no one touched what was meant for my family.

Then she became an obsession.

No way I’d let her marry that old, cruel bastard.

Or stand by while her psycho father broke her.

So I flipped the board— I married her instead.

To save her.

Or to ruin her.

Either way—she’s mine now.

And she has no idea the man she kisses goodnight…

was the shadow she feared all along.

The Watcher’s Bride is an addictive, standalone Russian Mafia romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. A dangerously possessive stalker becomes a husband in this twisted arranged marriage story—packed with steam, betrayal, and a ruthless antihero who will stop at nothing to claim what’s his.