No Truce, No Temptation

Anya Reznikov never lost a fight for her dock. She lost it to a signature — her brother's, on a loan she didn't know existed. Now the debt is due, and the man holding it is Kirill Sokolov. Three winters ago she burned his convoy in her own harbor. He has not forgotten. His proposal is simple: marry him, merge the operations, keep breathing. Anya signs. Then she starts counting guards, cracking ledgers, and learning exactly how much of Sokolov she can take before anyone notices. What she doesn't count on is the night the Volkov syndicate comes for them both — and Kirill hands her a gun instead of a hiding place. By sunrise, there's nothing left to fight about except who gets to walk away.