Criminal. Spoiled. Entirely out of control. Roman Avdonin has heard it all. None of it stops him from crossing the line one more time. Sent to Chicago to answer for his wrongs, he’s an outsider beneath the cruel gazes of men who are nothing like his own. He should have minded his business and paid his dues-a better man would. But then he laid eyes on her. Karine Yazov. She’s forbidden-already promised. Fragile in every way. And he just can’t help himself. Agreements like these? They can’t be undone. *The Agreement is book 1 in The Darkest Lies Trilogy. It is a standalone trilogy; the books should be read in order.