Ivan Orlov has spent his life chasing luck, but he never expected to steal it. When a stranger wins a $250 million jackpot and promptly collapses at a casino, Ivan makes a split-second, life-altering choice. He swaps their tickets and walks away, leaving an old man to die alone.Four years later, Ivan is a billionaire living the American dream. He has the perfect family, a real estate empire, and a secret he thinks is buried forever. But he didn't count on Kristof Volkov—the ruthless head of a Russian crime syndicate and the son of the man Ivan left for dead.When a legendary FBI agent, Marcus Kane, is assigned to protect Ivan from a professional hit, the stakes turn lethal. Chased by an assassin who was once the love of Kane's life, the two men must survive a relentless onslaught of violence. But the deadliest blow isn't a bullet. A hidden will and a shocking DNA revelation prove that Ivan's victim wasn't a stranger—he was the father Ivan never knew. Now, caught between a brother who wants him dead and a protector he doesn't deserve, Ivan must decide if blood is thicker than gold. In the Volkov family, redemption is written in lead.

Ivan Orlov has spent his life chasing luck, but he never expected to steal it. When a stranger wins a $250 million jackpot and promptly collapses at a casino, Ivan makes a split-second, life-altering choice. He swaps their tickets and walks away, leaving an old man to die alone.Four years later, Ivan is a billionaire living the American dream. He has the perfect family, a real estate empire, and a secret he thinks is buried forever. But he didn't count on Kristof Volkov—the ruthless head of a Russian crime syndicate and the son of the man Ivan left for dead.When a legendary FBI agent, Marcus Kane, is assigned to protect Ivan from a professional hit, the stakes turn lethal. Chased by an assassin who was once the love of Kane's life, the two men must survive a relentless onslaught of violence. But the deadliest blow isn't a bullet. A hidden will and a shocking DNA revelation prove that Ivan's victim wasn't a stranger—he was the father Ivan never knew. Now, caught between a brother who wants him dead and a protector he doesn't deserve, Ivan must decide if blood is thicker than gold. In the Volkov family, redemption is written in lead.

Ivan Orlov has spent his life chasing luck, but he never expected to steal it. When a stranger wins a $250 million jackpot and promptly collapses at a casino, Ivan makes a split-second, life-altering choice. He swaps their tickets and walks away, leaving an old man to die alone.Four years later, Ivan is a billionaire living the American dream. He has the perfect family, a real estate empire, and a secret he thinks is buried forever. But he didn't count on Kristof Volkov—the ruthless head of a Russian crime syndicate and the son of the man Ivan left for dead.When a legendary FBI agent, Marcus Kane, is assigned to protect Ivan from a professional hit, the stakes turn lethal. Chased by an assassin who was once the love of Kane's life, the two men must survive a relentless onslaught of violence. But the deadliest blow isn't a bullet. A hidden will and a shocking DNA revelation prove that Ivan's victim wasn't a stranger—he was the father Ivan never knew. Now, caught between a brother who wants him dead and a protector he doesn't deserve, Ivan must decide if blood is thicker than gold. In the Volkov family, redemption is written in lead.