One man addicted to pain. Another all too willing to give it. Only one of them knows they're supposed to be deadly enemies.

Dima Zhirkov's usual vices of men, women, and drugs aren't working. Newly-crowned head of Brooklyn's Russian Mafia, he's grasping at the flimsiest of straws to prove he's strong enough to rule...until he finds himself drawn to a man as cold and dangerous as he is beautiful.

As the secret leader of a rival gang, Xavier "X" Storm is after what Dima holds closest, the Coney Island streets. He puts a hit out on the Russian, but Dima proves untouchable. When he forces his way into X's life, tempting him to indulge in the dirtiest play, he finds Dima isn't all that easy to shake, either. His cocky attitude and rough submission entice X to go where he'd vowed to never return and together they plunge into an affair fueled by their mutual love of pain and depravity.

Their connection is explosive, their games addictive, but by the time he realizes who X is and what he wants, Dima is raw and bullet-riddled. It's run or fight and Dima doesn't back down. Neither does X.

Features enemies-to-lovers, angst, and a cat named Butch.