To become the next Pakhan, Nikolai Volkov must do one thing: marry.The bride? Sera Moretti—the obedient, sharp-witted daughter of a powerful allied famiglia. A marriage of convenience, arranged to seal power and loyalty between two empires of crime.Nikolai expects a cold, political union. He doesn’t expect her fire.Sera steps into the lion’s den knowing her future is no longer her own. But beneath Nikolai’s brutal exterior, she sees glimpses of something raw—something broken. As sparks fly between them, passion and trust begin to bloom. But the closer Sera gets to her new husband, the more secrets rise to the surface.The greatest of all?Nikolai is not who he says he is.And if the truth comes out, their marriage won’t just shatter—it could bring down the entire Bratva.In a world of blood oaths and betrayal, can love survive when it’s built on a lie?