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Finished August 7, 2025
3.5 ⭐️ Normally, I don't mark down a book for poor editing (honestly, I haven't encountered many; the ones I have seen complaints on, I have listened to the audiobook, and narrator usually fixes any sentences as they speak). This book, sadly, was in bad need of editing; some sentences didn't make sense, and you had to decipher the author's intended meaning. This book had a lot of potential. I loved the storyline; however, the execution and polish fell short of the mark. We are told how vicious and ruthless Anton & his brothers are, but we see nothing to support this. He seems like a decent person from when we first see him, with him paying off her father's debt and paying & setting up his medical treatment, from his actions and his desire to become a better man for Mishka from the outset. He and his brothers are close & are loyal to each other. All those thing shows he is not the bad man that the author tries to portray at the beginning of the book. The characters were not that well developed. The author said they had all these traits, but we were not shown them This was a slow burn sweet love story where Anton fell insta-love at first sight with Mishka. Mishka, on the other hand, was cautious and took her time coming around to him, though he didn't make much of an effort to seduce her till he took her on a trip. It is cute to see how lovesick he is over her, trying to plot a way to win her heart forever. From the moment he saw her, he couldn't even think of being with another woman. I would like to see his brothers' story in future books. Fuck me. I was done. My fate was sealed. It was Mishka or no one. I knew in that moment that I need not doubt how he felt about me. He loved me. There was no way he could manufacture the look of adoration and awe on his face. This was not merely lust. It was not merely love. It was a forever love. The kind that existed outside time and space. A man should love his woman more. It made sense. I would protect and care for her tender heart and beautiful soul. One unclear thing was why Anton's father had Mishka kidnapped the night before the wedding and brought her to a warehouse. His man asked if he wanted her killed, and he said no because she might be pregnant. He already knew she was married to Anton & they slept together, so was he planning on seeing if she was pregnant, then killing her (had Anton not found her), knowing that Anton might start a war over that?