Anton by K.L. Donn

The Odessa Organization is more than crime, broken laws, and bloodied enemies.
It’s loyalty, perseverance, and strength.
You must first prove your worth before you are accepted.

Anton is the first standalone book in USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn’s Odessa Organization as part of the Social Rejects Syndicate. While each book in the series can be read alone, you may find more enjoyment in chronological order.

Anton Renznikov took the world on his shoulders when his father died. The Odessa Organization became his sole purpose for surviving the often turbulent streets of his Ukraine home. With his brothers by his side, Anton fought to conquer any enemy that came his way with swift ruthlessness and a devilish hand.
What he wasn’t expecting was falling for his daughter’s nanny, and when his lifestyle comes for her, steals Sofiy Koval from his fingertips, there isn’t a force in the world that will stop him from exacting justice.

Seen but never heard. Back straight, stand tall, eyes forward.
Words Sofiy has beaten into her by a mother, expecting her to achieve goals that don’t align with her desires. From a small farming town, Sofiy only wants two things: Her own family, and a man who is so madly in love with her, he can’t help but show it.
What she gets instead is Anton Renznikov.
The man responsible for her brother’s death. It doesn’t stop her from loving him, though. Or his daughter. The sweet young child steals Sofiy’s heart from the day they meet.
When Sofiy gets a call that her father is dying, she immediately knows that she must leave, only Anton has become so obsessed with the young woman that he doesn’t want to let her go, and out of his rage comes searing words that ensure Sofiy doesn’t return. Unfortunately, nobody realizes the reason she hasn’t come home is that she’s in the hands of a madman bent on destroying not only Anton but gaining control of the Organization as well.
What better way to show Sofiy that she’s his entire world than to kill everyone who thought they could lay hands on her. Anton is on a mission to not only win over Sofiy’s heart but ensure his mistakes never touch her again.