The Ledger and the Guard

A M/M Mafia Romance

Finding the truth was supposed to set him free. Instead, it made him a prisoner.

Forensic accountant Daniel Park is brilliant at uncovering financial crimes—which is exactly why the Russian bratva wants him. When he discovers evidence that threatens their operations, crime boss Dimitri Krylova gives him a choice: use his skills to find an internal thief, or watch his family suffer the consequences.

Daniel's new reality comes with a shadow he can't escape: Mikhail Sokolov, a former Spetsnaz operative assigned to ensure his cooperation. Misha is everything Daniel should fear—dangerous, damaged, and devastatingly efficient at his job.

But forced proximity reveals unexpected depths. Beneath Misha's lethal exterior lies a man fighting PTSD and profound loneliness. Beneath Daniel's careful control is someone who's never felt truly brave—until now.

Small kindnesses become gestures of trust. Shared meals become confessions. And somewhere between captor and captive, between the man who holds all the numbers and the man who holds him prisoner, something impossible begins to grow.