Claws Beneath Silk, (Paperback)

<p><strong>He is danger wrapped in power. I am softness sharpened into a weapon.</strong></p><p><strong>Alek</strong> is the ruthless heir to the Bratva-feared, untouchable, and forged in blood. He doesn't believe in mercy. He believes in control. When a political alliance demands a sacrifice, he accepts the payment without hesitation.</p><p>That payment is me.</p><p><strong>Beatrice</strong>. Prima ballerina. Obedient daughter. A perfect illusion wrapped in silk and silence. Sold by my own father, I'm delivered to a man who sees the world as a battlefield and people as leverage. To Alek, I'm just a fragile little bird-<em>Ptíchka</em>-meant to be kept, owned, and broken.</p><p>But silk can hide claws.</p><p>I should hate him. I should fear the way his gaze strips me bare, the way his presence steals my breath. Yet behind closed doors, when the monster lowers his guard, I glimpse something far more dangerous than cruelty: desire, obsession, and a hunger that mirrors my own.</p><p>Because the greatest threat isn't what Alek can do to my body.</p><p>It's what he's already done to my heart.</p>

• Claws Beneath Silk, (Paperback)
• Author: Arden Veycroft
• ISBN: 9798233837135
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-03
• Page Count: 520