Once he finds out what I’ve done, he’ll never let me leave. I lied. I ran. I hid. But Nikolai Zhukova found me anyway. And now that I’m his again, he’s making sure I never repeat my mistakes. He’s putting his ring on my finger and marching me down the aisle—whether I like it or not. Tarnished Queen is Book 2 of the Zhukova Bratva duet. Nikolai and Belle’s story begins in Book 1, Tarnished Tyrant.