Ulyana
A rose among thorns perfectly describes Ulyana Vasily’s life.
Orphaned at just four years old after witnessing the brutal murder of her parents, Ulyana was raised by her grandfather, Nikolai Vasily, a globally respected business tycoon and one of the most feared Mafia figures in the Underworld. Under his care, she grew up between two worlds: luxury and violence, prestige and power. To the public, she is elegant, intelligent, and untouchable. Behind closed doors, she is the infamous “Mafia Princess,” shaped by trauma, loyalty, and the ruthless empire that raised her.
But beneath Ulyana’s carefully controlled life is one constant source of comfort: Hak Valkov.
Silent, dangerous, and fiercely loyal, Hak was assigned to protect her when they were young. Somewhere between moonlit nights, rain soaked escapes, and years spent guarding her from the shadows, he fell hopelessly in love with her. Ulyana, in turn, found herself drawn to the one person who always seemed to leave just as quickly as he returned.
Hak comes from a world much like hers. Orphaned young and raised under the influence of his ruthless uncle, he was pulled into the Underworld early and became a ghost within it. By eighteen, Hak had quietly risen to become one of the most powerful mafia leaders operating behind the scenes, while his uncle built the family’s public business empire.
Few know Hak exists at all.
To many, he is only a rumour.
After twelve years of bloodshed between the Vasily and Volkov families, an opportunity finally arises to end their war when both sides are threatened by a growing cartel force.
Peace comes with one condition: a marriage alliance between the two families.
Ulyana is chosen as the bride.
The problem is, she is promised not to Hak, but to his uncle.
As political tensions rise and the Underworld begins to shift beneath them, Ulyana and Hak are forced to confront feelings they have spent years burying. Bound by loyalty, duty, and impossible circumstances, the two discover that love can bloom in even the cruelest places and sometimes, the most dangerous person to fall for is the one willing to burn the world down for you.