Dark Crown

Chicago Mafia Dons

By: Bianca Cole

Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Chloe Ryan

I’m shackled to a monster, and the only way out is death.

My arranged marriage to Adrik Volkov soon turns into a nightmare.

Two months before our wedding date, he forces me down the aisle.

Then, drags me to a club where he shoots my father dead in front of my eyes.

The man I’m married to is a beast who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

And he wants the crown that rightfully belongs to my brother.

I’m his claim, since we’re married, it gives him the right to lead the Estrada Cartel.

If all of that isn’t bad enough, he wants to torture me, too.

Our wedding night is when he tears away my innocence without a care.

If only his cruelty ended there.

When I look into those hazel eyes, I know this man is dead inside.

A man who has no compassion for others.

He intends to break me, ruin me, and then revel in my destruction.

And he expects me to enjoy it.

The sickest part of it all is he wants me to call him daddy.

A man so cruel, so dark, and depraved.

The nickname doesn’t fit the man, and yet when he demands it, I melt.

He’s found my biggest weakness, and he’s going to use it against me.

Adrik takes everything my family has built, but it’s not enough.

He won’t rest until he’s claimed every part of me, including my heart.

I fear he’ll have to carve it from my chest if he wants it that badly.

There’s no way I could love a monster like him... is there?

Dark Crown is the seventh book in the Chicago Mafia Dons series. This book is a dark mafia arranged marriage romance involving a forced marriage, dark themes and certain subjects that may upset the listener. It has no cliffhanger a happily ever after ending, and although the books in the series intertwine, it can be listened to as a standalone if preferred.

©2022 Bianca Cole (P)2025 Bianca Cole

The steam!

I enjoyed this read. I was not sure how Bianca was going to turn this one around for me to feel like the MMC Adrik showed his softer side to the FMC Eliza. I do wish that they had a little more time to be "in love" with each other. That part did feel rushed at the end. Adrik did a lot of crazy horrible things, so it needed a little more time to equal out. Her brother ended up being just as bad and did an unforgivable act to try to gain back their family's control. I am glad that it did not work out for them.
This one is VERY SPICY!!

Now I am going back to read the rest of the series books 1-6.
Happy reading!