The Debt

Luna's father double-crossed a powerful crime family, and as payment she is taken and made to watch the Morozovas kill him. She expects to die next, since she saw too much. Instead, Maxim Morozova studies her bruised face and recognizes the nurse who treated him two years earlier. They once dated briefly until she ended things without warning.

Maxim is unsure whether she is owed anything for saving him, so he decides to hold her captive while he works out what to do. He tries hard not to let his old feelings resurface. The cold, practical part of him that always leans toward eliminating risks argues that she is a loose end and that letting her live will only cause trouble.

The story follows a dangerous arrangement in which a gangster and a woman with a debt between them must face the consequences of blending business with desire.