Claimed by the Surgeon Don (The Pulse Point #9)

A deadly secret. An impossible choice. A marriage bound by blood, paper, and steel.

I came to the elite Beaumont-Vasilev Institute for a fresh start in pediatric nursing—not to uncover a multi-million-dollar criminal paper trail hidden inside a hospital database. But when I flagged an impossible ledger, I didn’t just trigger an internal audit. I put a bullseye on my back.

Enter

Dr. Nikolai Romanov

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He’s 6'3" of lethal precision, cold gray eyes, and ice-cold composure—the Institute’s Chief of Surgery and secretly the leader of a syndicate built on shadows. He’s dangerous, ruthless, and the only man standing between me and an early grave.

When his enemies discover what I know, Nikolai gives me three choices:

Disappear under a fake name and abandon my career.

Go home and be dead before the week ends.

Marry him.

By putting his ring on my finger, Nikolai makes me untouchable. On paper, we’re a united front—a public shield against a ruthless syndicate. Behind closed doors, it’s a high-stakes game of boundaries, legal contracts, and an overwhelming, forbidden hunger that neither of us can control.

I promised myself I wouldn't fall for a man who commands fear with a single look. But behind his cold scalpel and lethal security, Nikolai obeys every boundary I set—while burning down anyone who dares to touch what’s his.

Now, with a criminal takedown looming and danger closing in from every side, our fake vows are starting to feel dangerously real. In a world built on lies and blood, loving the Don might be the most lethal risk of all…

?? WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS HIGH-STAKES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE:

Marriage of Convenience / Contract Marriage:

A public marriage used as armor to protect a whistleblowing nurse.

Grumpy / Ice King now she’s living under his guarded roof.

Dual POV:

Get inside the mind of the capable nurse and the lethal surgeon.

Consensual Open-Door Spice:

Scorching, boundary-respecting heat with intense, slow-burn passion.

A standalone dark medical romance with no cliffhanger, guaranteed HEA, and a fierce heroine who holds her own against a syndicate king.