Ellen Winthrop is 7 years old the first time she has been taught about monsters but nothing prepares her for when she is kidnapped by mistake 16 years later. The kidnappers were after her half-sister, Briar, and got her instead but initially they don't realize how much she is worth.
Mischa Stepanov calls Ellen "15" as she will be the 15th victim in a blood war involving his family and the Winthrop's. He is ready to do what it takes to bring down the Winthrop's and has no problem using Ellen to get what he wants.
Yet soon Ellen realizes there is more to Mischa than she initially realized and he could be the one to save her from the life she was living.
Will Ellen be able to save herself or will she end up number 15?
This was a great book that had so many twists and turns that I had no idea what was coming next!
I thought Ellen was a great character who had been through so much already and then to be set up like she was shows how little loyalty her family had. I liked her strength after she was kidnapped in how she wouldn't give in or give up.
Mischa was cold but at the same time he definitely had a soft spot for Ellen which unfortunately gave him a weakness and his plans for her began to change. It was clear that his family had been at war for a long time and things began to be revealed in this book that gave him new allies through secrets of the past.
I was happy when things began to heat up between Ellen and Mischa although it did begin as quite a twisted relationship. I knew that Ellen had been abused before and although Mischa had hurt her it was so much different than what she had been through in the past.
I liked when Ellen met Sergei and how she found herself an ally but it still made me wonder about a few things that had happened in the past.
The end of the book left me with my jaw down on the ground and I was definitely shocked!!
I definitely need to know what happens next!!
4.5 Stars
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