The Cost of a Quiet Wedding

Alina Marsh was raised by nobody and owes nothing to anyone. Then the Sokolov family read her books, and made a very reasonable offer: marry the youngest son, keep her name, keep her work, keep breathing. Kiril Sokolov arranged everything about this marriage except his interest in it. He is the family's negotiator, and he negotiates the registry date, the apartment, and the line down the middle of the fridge. Eight months pass. Neither of them crosses it. Then Alina finds the shortfall in the north-side books, and the signature at the bottom belongs to the man who taught her everything she knows. She tells Kiril with no proof at all. He acts before he checks, which she notices. An arranged-marriage enemies to lovers bratva romance about two people doing very careful work for a long time before they do anything else.