When opposing sides of the law collide it isn’t solely the rules being broken. I dreamed about being an architect when I was a child but when my brother was sentenced to life behind bars only weeks after pleading for my pardon at the feet of a ruthless mafia don my plans altered. Now I am a first-year intern at the number one defense firm in the country. I’m seeking help from the right side of the law so the last place I expect to find it is in a man who’s far from lawful. Nikolai Popov was raised in a criminal entity that’s as bigoted as it is violent. The devilishly good-looking bratva prince has lived a hard and fast life that often sees him facing a line-up yet he’s not spent one night behind bars. If his lawyer hadn’t left town on a whim our lives would have never crossed paths. However a mix-up with Nikolai’s home arrest documentation awards my firm more than the chance to defend him. He becomes my unexpected house guest for the l