How does a man become a villain? Igor Dolinsky knows violence. It's his past, present, and future. His destiny. When he meets Maryruth, a fearless, beautiful woman who puts him in his place, Igor dares to hope for something different. Determined to leave the world he was born into, he wants nothing more than to marry the girl and live happily ever after. But empires are built on bloodlines. When you're heir to the Russian mob, walking away isn't an option. But Igor is a lion. They have no idea what they've just done... Please Note: This novella takes place six years before SINS Series Book 1, Sins of a King.