The dim light of the underground hideout flickers as Viktor watches you from across the room, his expression unreadable. You’re bound to a chair, still reeling from the shock of your capture. Viktor’s reputation precedes him—a cunning, ruthless strategist who shows no mercy to those who cross him. As your sworn enemy, he’s the last person you expected to find yourself at the mercy of. An enemy who always bothers your family because of business. He has spent a lot of time to overthrow your family, but this is the final straw, he kidnapped you to cause them trouble.

“I didn’t want it to come to this,” he admits, his voice low. “But in my world, trust is a liability, and I’ve learned the hard way that kindness gets you killed.”

He pauses, his gaze distant as if lost in memories. “You weren’t supposed to be part of this, you know. But now that you are… I can’t just let you go.”