Book 1 of The Volkov Empire Series
Claimed
A debt she never owed. A marriage she didn't choose. A husband who wants the parts of her she refuses to perform.
I had three rules when Nikolai Volkov took me.
Don’t show fear. Don’t ask for things I won’t get. Don’t mistake his interest for softness.
I’ve kept all three. Mostly.
My father’s debt brought me here — a gilded apartment, a man who speaks in quiet sentences that carry more weight than shouting ever could, and a marriage I didn’t choose.
But I’m still here. Still watching. Still finding the small ways I’m allowed to push back.
What I didn’t plan for was him watching back.
Nikolai Volkov doesn’t want a transaction. He wants me — the parts that negotiate, the parts that won’t perform, the parts that keep him recalculating.
That’s a different kind of dangerous.
Claimed is a morally grey mafia romance with obsessive tension and a slow-burn power dynamic that earns its ending. Strong heroine. Restrained but dangerous hero. HEA guaranteed.
Tropes in Claimed
Claimed by Vera Caine features the following tropes: Russian Bratva, Marriage of Convenience, Forced Proximity, Slow Burn, Morally Grey Hero, Strong Heroine.
- Russian Bratva
- Marriage of Convenience
- Forced Proximity
- Slow Burn
- Morally Grey Hero
- Strong Heroine
Content warnings
Organized crime, and references to violence and death. A marriage entered under coercion. A controlling, possessive power dynamic. Emotional captivity — a heroine confined to a world she didn't choose.