Painted Scars (Perfectly Imperfect, #1)

by Neva Altaj

She’s standing with her father and a few other men, smiling at something one of them said, and I feel this strange urge to shoot the man who’s currently on the receiving end of her smile.

Roman Petrov is not a man who yields to anyone, but here he is, giving me the reins.

The head of the Russian criminal syndicate. A drug dealer. A killer. And I managed to fall in love with him. Someone please just lock me up in a mental institution, because that’s apparently where I belong.

“That six-month deal? It’s off, Nina,” I say and squeeze her waist. “I don’t care what we agreed. You’re mine now and I’m not letting you go. Ever.”

“Marry me,” he says, “and I’ll stop the war.”

I reach for her hand and take off the rings from her finger. They come off too easily. She’s lost weight. I’m going to strangle her.

I feel my lips curl up in a smile. I am so fucking in love with my crazy little wife.