God of Pain by Rina Kent (Book 2 of the Legacy of Gods Series)

Annika Volkov has always known her path. As the daughter of New York Bratva, she’s a mafia princess and her future is as a chess piece in her family’s marital alliances—alliances designed to secure power, not love. For now, though, she escapes that fate as a student living on another continent, hiding her struggles with OCD behind a bright, sunny demeanor. Annika charms everyone she meets—except the one person she can’t stop thinking about.

Creighton King is as cold and enigmatic as Annika is warm and vivacious. As the son of one of Britain’s most powerful families, Creighton is haunted by secrets of his past—a tragedy that awakened his darkest instincts. Now, he is determined to find answers and avenge his past while he lives with deviant desires and a sharp, brooding silence that keeps everyone at bay. Everyone except Annika.

Annika knows she should stay away. Creighton is emotionally unavailable, terrifyingly intense, and entirely wrong for her. But when their lives collide, sparks ignite, and neither of them can resist the pull of their twisted connection.

As Creighton fights to uncover the truth about his past and Annika battles against the suffocating expectations of her future, their worlds spiral into a dangerous game of obsession, control, and vulnerability. Will their connection set them free—or destroy them both?

God of Pain is a DARK, gripping tale of opposites colliding, unearthing the hidden shadows beneath the surface. Check trigger warnings if you’re sensitive to anything, this book will not be for everyone.

This book is book two of an interconnected standalone series. While recommended, it is not necessary to read these books in order.

• Morally black MMC
• Morally grey FMC
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• She falls first
• He falls harder
• Mafia princess FMC
• Forced proximity
• Obsession and possessiveness