Bratva's Vow (Bratva's Undoing #2)

Here's Gianni Holmes's "Bratva's Vow." It's the second novel in her her Bratva's Undoing series.

["Monsters don’t let go of the ones they love.
They'll hunt you. They'll abduct you. They'll chain you to them.

It starts as an internship.
Becomes a summer fling.
Then it twists, from the happiest moment of my life into something dark.

Maxim Morozov is not just powerful.
Not just rich. Not just ruthless.
He's Bratva.

By the time his lies unravel, it’s too late.
He's already marked me as his.

Now I’m locked in his tower, trapped behind security gates, watched by bodyguards, loved too fiercely by a man who would destroy everything to keep me.

We have to face betrayal, bloodshed, and heartbreak.

But if I’ve learned anything, it’s this,
You don’t walk away from the devil.
Not when he’s decided you’re his."]

The first book was all comfort, and this one was all hurt. Sure, the first had some secrets and hurt, and this book had some softness and comfort, but it was shockingly different in vibes. It was painful and horrible, and I sobbed, but it was gloriously done. 

I didn't think I've ever feel so much sympathy for Maxim, after knowingly keeping so much from Wren. And yet, my chest ached for him. For Wren? I cried and cried. Then again, there was no really grrreeeaaat way to break the news to him (and Gianni chose one of the worst ways of breaking the news).

These two broken each other almost to the point beyond ruin and then stitched themselves back together again. They were stronger than before, trusted more than before, loved more than before. That also means they had a lot more to loose than before, which as we all predicted, someone tried to take advantage of. 

This is why I love dark romances so much (one of the reasons). It's filled with emotional torture and lots of tears, but the love is worth it. It makes everything feel so much brighter.

Trigger Warnings: power imbalances, violence and references to organized crime, threats, manipulation, morally gray behavior, homophobia, and more.

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