No Truce, No Terms

Mia Ferrante was meant to marry a Volkov heir and end a war. Her father gave her to the family's enforcer instead — the man who killed her uncle. The terms are simple: one year, paper only, no questions. She spends that year reading Anton Reznik's ledger, learning his routes, and watching him carry bread from the bakery below to the old woman who runs it. He never asks her for anything. When her father tries to sell her sisters into the same peace deal, Mia doesn't ask either. She takes Anton's men, his books, and his name, and walks into her family's house at the head of the party.